Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has dyed her greying dark red hair a little too much giving a sharp dark red color. Her silver eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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. After a long history of fighting, Shax and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His red hair is cut short. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Mindartis and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears an entirely green suit with pastel socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her red crest is braided into rings. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born into a rich family. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears just a grey suit. He sports a flattop hair cut. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Harbek hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. His parents enrolled him in a Adept school at a young age so that he could practice his druidic talents. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 50 gp. Azurite (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor. Her hair is brown and very short. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Barrister business.

History: Tawar hails from a village terrorized by brigands. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Persistence, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

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 loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in the south to a Bounty Hunter, Taklinn learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Cartwright, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1000 gp. Peridot (80 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Amethyst (110 gp).

Description: He usually wears his black robe and has his hammer always slung over his shoulder. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his hammer, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. He has done his best to style his white crest to look like a famous performer. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Alexandrite (1100 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is wearing a long, blue cloak, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. When Valanthe reached her early adolescence her Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she is greedy

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Rich, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'2". He is dressed in an above average manner. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. 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 has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Barber who has hired him part-time. He takes great joy in being the best Barber in town.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. Gennal liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He's also a talented Adventurer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He's in love; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Job, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp).