Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. After a long history of fighting, Gomory and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1600 gp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Soapmaker arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Soapmaker. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Soapmaker responsibilities is difficult; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1000 sp. Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp).

Description: She wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'11" when asserting herself. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the east were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: 5'10" and muscular, this eastern woman wears professional attire. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length black hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Adelaide wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Warrior, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Adelaide lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 2000 gp. Tourmaline (90 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Rose (60 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her brown fur is knotted and matted. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Spear hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull green iron scale mail. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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 in the east. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Cockaby grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Cockaby. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Knight business.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His childhood dream was to be a Healer, but he was a colossal failure. He has worked as a Knight like his father before him.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a red cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 600 gp. Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp).

Description: An older man who wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a quarterstaff, but if one is not available he will default to his sai, he is not a threatening figure. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His first spouse was a Interpreter, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Interpreter they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Laborer, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Laborer and was forced into it by his family; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1500 sp.