Description: She is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak. She is physically well-built. With bright brown hair. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Cook arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Andraste was born on a far western island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Cook. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Peridot (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Trym was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. 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: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is greedy

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, In love, Military. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 300 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp). 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a fancy white suit. His brown hair is lengthy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Barkeep does. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born to a Cartwright, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Barkeep work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barkeep work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a grey collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His tied-back hair is white. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Farmer for hire.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Flaws: Greedy, Racist. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a worn and beaten armor. His brown hair is braided into rings. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He works hard and plays hard.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 13000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

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 lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Lazy. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears long strands of sapphire and short violet dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: John lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1000 pp. Hematite (13 gp). Black pearl (1400 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a bastard sword, but if one is not available she will default to her sword. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Anastrianna was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Fletcher. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Military, Poor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 5000 cp.