Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has gray eyes and a white hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Vani lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Ruler, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jasper (70 gp). Hematite (10 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars and is in decent physical shape. His crest is cut close to his head. His skin is flawless and his red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Fax embodies much of what other species detest in the Dragonborns. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Golden pearl (130 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp).

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, brown shirt, and black tie. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He is mildly Dwarf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. The war was a terrible time for him, and Darrak does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-orc people

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She has shaved her head bald. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and usually wears her black robe and has her sickle always slung over her shoulder. Her green crest is long and unkept. She has gold eyes and a black hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Disciplined, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp. Lapis lazuli (13 gp).

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: The child of a Priest, who enjoyed hunting, Fivin was taken on many hunting expeditions. He worked as a nervous Mortician and found it very stressful. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Mortician for hire.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and balancing his hectic life and new mortician responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. She has styled her red crest well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born in the north. 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 west. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 320 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She carries with her a set of halberds, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. 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: He was born into a rich family. A freak accident while working with his Marshal mother left him crippled. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 sp.