Description: This northern man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has styled his silver crest well, parting it to the left. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Painter. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Painter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Painter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a engraver again

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 600 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Iolite (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Shamil was born the youngest of three triplets. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Attractive. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker white hat.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. After coming to the age of reason, Vorka took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears a violet tunic with blue highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His skin is also unnaturally pale. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Balimaar hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Balimaar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1200 pp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, tan shirt, and pastel tie. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small white clips. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Born in the south to a Unemployed, Vani learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father 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 has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears a white cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Roge alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. 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: To find somewhere to settle down; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'9" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat. She has done her best to style her dark red hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are black and beady.

Personality: She hates drow. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 30000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His crest is short and white. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 110 pp.

Description: This man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his left hand. His golden hair is cut short. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Raymond grew up listening to his father's many stories. When Raymond reached his early adolescence his Half-Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.