Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her green crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gilkass fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 13000 sp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her long blue hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She is baby faced.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 150 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her ears are large.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the south. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Stableman hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Philantrophist, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male wears a brown costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He uses divination through singing.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He tends to his Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 180 pp. Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has blue crest. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. After a long history of fighting, Rathkran and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has a very tight haircut. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a Marshal first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He takes great joy in being the best Marshal in town.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and doesn't want to be a marshal and was forced into it by his family

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Chrysoprase (50 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears dull black sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed spear, just in case. Her scarlet crest, when down, is lengthy. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying north to reunite her family. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. Black star sapphire (700 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp).