Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her brown hair is smooth and relatively long. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Valida fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's in love; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has a very tight haircut. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. A gifted student he started as a Layabout, but he got bored and became a Mayor. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 44000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her spear with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her red hair is braided into rings. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep green spinel (150 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Jacinth (3000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). White opal (700 gp). Jade (150 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Rose (70 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Rose (70 gp). Hematite (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe, marred by sweets. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tiefling companion (his 'brother'). He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a blue shirt, with a yellow mid length shorts with yellow tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He is portly but not overly obese. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her trident, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady white eyes.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Orianna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with black slacks. He is an epitome of beauty. He wears his brown hair up. This violet eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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: The child of a Mayor, who enjoyed hunting, Tod was taken on many hunting expeditions. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, blue shirt, and green tie. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her silver hair is well kept. She has blue eyes.

Personality: Anne hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful, Disease, Greedy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'7" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.