Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a worn and beaten armor. With bright blonde hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Sculptor but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and many giants want her driven away

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 300 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his greatsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. He has moderate length white fur. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1800 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Now he works as a music tutor during his time off.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Zircon (80 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Hugolina was born with her mother's beautiful face. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. He has moderate length brown hair. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 500 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a red deerstalker hat and red clothes. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. 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 Laborer. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he's in love

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 600 gp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Peridot (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a grey costume with the symbols of death on her torso. She is an epitome of beauty. Her hair is chestnut and very short. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. 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: Doesn't want to be a Fisher and was forced into it by her family; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Red spinel (40 gp).

Description: This western woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has a long auburn ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 800 sp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: He is a mite stocky and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. Rael is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. After a long history of fighting, Rael and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp).