Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 5000 gp. Alexandrite (800 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is mildly Dwarf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Banker business.

History: Dagnal lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 3000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Iados grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She is an epitome of beauty. Her brown hair is cut short. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Nyx was born with her mother's beautiful face. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nyx fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Iolite (80 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'2" when asserting himself. His blonde hair is cut short. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Through the years after Quarion was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Quarion's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Peridot (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). White opal (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears tan trousers with brown and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. He is baby faced.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Gerbo hails from a village terrorized by orcs. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is content

Flaws: Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 600 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Shoemaker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shoemaker work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Black opal (1400 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a tan costume with the symbols of strength on her torso. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the south were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 15000 cp.