Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her black hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: She wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a lance, but if one is not available she will default to her pickaxe. She carries with her a set of pickaxes on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. Her hair is black and very short. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. After coming to the age of reason, Valida took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. With wild white hair. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 240 gp. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a black cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. His rusty crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Kriv abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'9" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has moderate length purple hair. His black eyes peer out from beneath his feathered black hat.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in the west to a Map Maker, Nirgel learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to be a soapmaker again

Ideals: Logical, Optimist. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Debt. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Layabout. He has wavy golden hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. The war was a terrible time for him, and Naal does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She very much looks the part of a Performer. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gifted student she started as a Tanner, but she got bored and became a Performer. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 200 gp. Zircon (40 gp).