Description: 4'9" and muscular, this western woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has slicked back chestnut hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Silgre will drive conversation. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Guard father left her crippled. 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: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 gp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She sports chestnut long hair. She is baby faced.

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 tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 600 sp. Amber (50 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Courier. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Halfling compassion.

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Racist, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 20 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His parents enrolled him in a Commoner school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An older man who wears a blue costume with the symbols of his god on his torso, he is not a threatening figure. He has moderate length silver hair. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. The war was a terrible time for him, and Naeris does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He found a children's book about a Elf Cleric 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. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1600 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears dull blue sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed glaive, just in case. She has slicked back auburn hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Red garnet (130 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull pastel iron scale mail. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet 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 cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A 4'3" northern man, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born into a rich family. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. After months of barely getting by, Baern managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

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

Description: This woman is very fat, and sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Nemeia hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the south were limited. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.