Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She keeps her long dark red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Armara is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 11000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his pickaxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Oloric grew up listening to his father's many stories. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has a hunchback. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 10000 sp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp).

Description: This woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her left hand. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Good lock.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He dresses well, wearing pastel shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length white fur. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Silent fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 6000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a fancy tan dress, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

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 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 pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Oppah never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his brown hair up. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting illithids, the young Vonbin began to lead the lost caravan. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born into a rich family. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 gp. Onyx (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp).

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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 a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Tourmaline (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.