Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, black shirt, and brown tie. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Tiaathque embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His blonde hair is still thick. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Manfred was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. After a long history of fighting, Manfred and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. He has shaved his head bald. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Darrak 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 drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His ears are large.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. Aerdeth is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 230 pp.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She prefers to wear flannel. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has shaved her head bald. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. 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 is greedy; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear flannel. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are gray 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 a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Persistence, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 800 sp. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This tall, slender woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Vadania 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. After a long history of fighting, Vadania and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Logical, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Greedy, Antagonistic. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: She wears a tan costume with the symbols of death on her torso, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'4" when asserting herself. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a Bricklayer first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. 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: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She worked as a nervous Bricklayer and found it very stressful. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is lean but muscular and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. He has gold eyes and a black hat with a white feather.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.