Description: He stands about 6'3" and wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a scimitar, but if one is not available he will default to his shortbow. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His brass crest is still thick. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 600 pp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Pink diamond (5000 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Coral (140 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Jet (140 gp). Black opal (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Glassblower. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born to a Laborer, her father struggled to pay the bills. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her scarlet crest is lengthy. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Farmer. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Farmer responsibilities is difficult; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 11000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp).

Description: This northern woman wears a brown coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her brown fur is long and unkept. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the north. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Assassin hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Expand her business; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 4000 gp. Iolite (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. He is an epitome of beauty. His silver hair is knotted and matted. He has gray eyes and a blue hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Gifted from a young age, Frug studied abroad. When Frug reached his early adolescence his Gnome mother 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 was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Amethyst (80 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, and carries crossbows. He wears a colorful flower in his dark red hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Cartwright. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Cartwright arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Cartwright for the past few years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1000 pp. Blue quartz (10 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.