Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 130 pp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her left hand. Her black crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Jheri will drive conversation. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. 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. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and balancing her hectic life and new marshal responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, In love, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 12000 sp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a black coat with tan slacks, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. 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: Born in the east to a Mayor, Giselle learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Mayor. After a long history of fighting, Giselle and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1100 gp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a pastel shirt, with a grey mid length skirt with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her fur is red and curly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Dagger was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 5000 gp. Onyx (80 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Rose (80 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). White opal (900 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Sard (80 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 tends to wear a large brown jacket. She has wavy white fur. Her copper unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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 has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. After a long history of fighting, Spear and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her gray fur is heavily combed to the right. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Farmer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 14000 cp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a hammer on her belt. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Ulla's homeland. Ulla decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 210 gp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has wavy brown hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: Balifra is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Balifra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 60 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Merchant. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.