Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, 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. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has moderate length golden hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Gifted from a young age, Naivara studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Naivara took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Naivara never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Hourglass. 1 Crowbar. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. A true patriot, Dondon would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. His skin is light but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 2000 sp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing a long, green cloak. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

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 enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Kali was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Jeweler work with an outfit from a few towns over. Jeweler work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1200 gp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears baggy red pantaloons and a white scarf, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Chrysoprase (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She is an epitome of beauty. Her white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Sage hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Cynical, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a green feathered hat and green clothes. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears her white crest up. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: The child of a Sculptor, who enjoyed hunting, Quespa was taken on many hunting expeditions. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. She bought a sickle and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.