Description: This man stands a little under 5'7" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. His gray fur, when down, is lengthy. His yellow eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He works hard and plays hard.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Spy for hire.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 7000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is typically in her Slave Trader uniform. She carries a battered morningstar and tarnished lance as well. Her hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. She has hazel eyes and a white hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She got into the Slave Trader business at a young age. A gifted student she started as a Banker, but she got bored and became a Slave Trader. She's also a talented Banker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 pp. Black opal (800 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he prefers to wear flannel. His chestnut hair is still thick. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Bricklayer

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

Possessions: 1000 gp. Moonstone (30 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Coral (160 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). White opal (500 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a blue shirt, with a red mid length skirt with red tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her white hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1000 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Rose (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She carries a battered sword and tarnished sickle as well. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. 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: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. At a young age her mother died while driving off some dire rats. Her father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in sickle use. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ilga fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 11000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears green trousers with tan and violet striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'8" when asserting himself. His crest is blue and very short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Nykkan abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. During his travels, Nykkan and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Nykkan discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Nykkan fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Terse, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2000 gp. Tourmaline (90 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a brown deerstalker hat and brown clothes. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To be a Sellsword again; and sabotage a competitor

Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant, In love, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 8000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 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 (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).