Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her white hair is long and unkept. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Nurkara was raised in a hard working conservative environment. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, In love. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his right hand. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Arannis lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He worked as a nervous Guard and found it very stressful. 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: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Family, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'11". He is wearing a tight violet one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: Rael is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern woman wears a fancy red dress. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has styled her golden hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 north. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a tan shirt, with a brown mid length skirt with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Luthra hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Adventurer and was forced into it by her family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Golden pearl (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). 1 Alchemist’s fire. 2 Smokesticks. 1 Holy water.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a green armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. Her crest is rusty and curly. Her gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She hates goblins. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a brown top hat and brown clothes. He is portly but not overly obese. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Morgran alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 5000 sp. Jasper (70 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Jet (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she prefers to wear flannel. She has no hair. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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: She has money and likes to spend it; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man tends to wear a large white jacket. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has shaved his head bald. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. A true patriot, Gildmak would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When Gildmak reached his early adolescence his Halfling 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Military, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1200 gp.