Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her long yellow fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 pp. Sardonyx (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, marred by sweets. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She wears a colorful flower in her lavender fur. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Art was born on a far northern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Slave Trader. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to be a merchant again

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She dresses like a well dressed Sailor does. She is an epitome of beauty. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Vonana was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She has worked as a Sailor like her mother before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a morningstar on his belt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'2" when asserting himself. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Abad was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Abad fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gimurt fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Blue quartz (14 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp).