Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, blue shirt, and tan tie. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He is a Soapmaker first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Soapmaker. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and wants to open a new tavern

Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 900 pp. Zircon (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Amber (100 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Black pearl (900 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 malnourished woman is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. She sports auburn long hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ilga studied abroad. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. Being a Ruler kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 340 gp. Fire opal (500 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. His purple hair is matted, messy, and big. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Kairon hails from a village terrorized by giants. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 50 pp. Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Armorer. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her long blonde hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Lazy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 10000 cp. Sard (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with green slacks. His scarlet crest is matted, messy, and big. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Fletcher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 60000 cp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'10" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. Katherine is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Katherine hails from a village terrorized by illithids. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Katherine was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2800 sp.