Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'9" when asserting herself. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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: Her religion dominates her actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a green vest and prefers black and green shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her black crest is lengthy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Through the years after Synthrin was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Synthrin's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Synthrin and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1100 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. He is portly but not overly obese. He has no hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Banker but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Pacifist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears tattered old clothes. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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 is harsh and unforgiving.

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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears baggy white pantaloons and a green scarf. He is portly but not overly obese. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Akoth isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 10000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 3'11". He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born in the north to a Scribe, Erias learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He found a children's book about a Dwarf Fighter who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 800 gp. Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She sports auburn long hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Fire opal (600 gp). Jade (80 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She carries with her a set of shields, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 60 pp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).