Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. After coming to the age of reason, Birel 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 was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 4000 sp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp).

Description: This woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her red hair is well kept. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: Eldeth wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Warrior, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born in the west. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, drow burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying west to reunite her family. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 2000 cp. Amethyst (130 gp). 1 Average lock.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. He has brown eyes and a red hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Crown-heir profession.

History: He was born in the west. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Stableman. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a crown-heir again

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman wears long strands of emerald and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has blue eyes and a brown hat with a green feather.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In her youth she was a Shipwright, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger sister on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. 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. Aura fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 90 pp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: She stands about 5'9" and wears tattered old clothes. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 600 gp. Obsidian (9 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. Her skin is light but she possesses many violet ritualistic tattoos. She wears baggy black pantaloons and a violet scarf. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Cook born in the past three hundred years. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Hrathy hails from a village terrorized by orcs. She married young, but lost her spouse to orcs. She has worked as a Cook like her mother before her.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Cook and was forced into it by her family; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Aelar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1400 gp. Black pearl (1300 gp). Jet (80 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Sard (40 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp).

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Helja was born on a far southern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Actor. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and doesn't want to be a actor and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant, Family, Religious. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 gp. 3 Alchemist’s fire.