Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. His red crest has been sun bleached extensively. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: Kriv hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Dwarven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Dwarven doctor. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and dwarven compassion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Server

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1500 gp. Moss agate (7 gp).

Description: This man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. His black fur is heavily combed to the right. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Right-Handed was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1200 gp. Golden pearl (140 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears baggy white pantaloons and a brown scarf, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. 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: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered east to less war torn lands. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: In love, Attractive. Occupation: Server

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1000 gp. Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple yellow line shooting up and back down. She has a long auburn ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has blue eyes and a tan hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Irann was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Irann's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Irann and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: 4'10" and muscular, this eastern woman wears a green cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. Her blue hair is heavily combed to the left. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Tanner. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Tanner

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

Possessions: 8000 gp. A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His purple hair has been sun bleached extensively. His ears are large.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Ahrim was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. With wild chestnut hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. Helgret enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Helgret hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. After a long history of fighting, Helgret and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Just what you see.