Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a red vest and prefers grey and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She wears her white hair up. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is a great chef.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. Her parents enrolled her in a Druid school at a young age so that she could practice her arcane talents. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her brown fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, River has worked very hard to control her curse. She became a Ruler soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 600 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp).

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His red hair is cut short. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is tan, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. After a long history of fighting, Mantus and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. His black crest is greasy and uncared for. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Shamash was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Shamash was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a black shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and tan pants. She carries with her a set of morningstars, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her red hair is knotted and matted. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Mastema is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Slave. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Violet garnet (400 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears skinny pants and wears a blue and tan robe with the hood down. Sporting a auburn mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a Soapmaker first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: To be a Roofer again.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 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: She is dressed in an above average manner. She carries with her a set of bastard swords on her belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She wears a colorful flower in her golden hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears just a green suit. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. Her silver eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Through the years after Beleth was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Beleth's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.