Description: This late middle aged man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times and is in decent physical shape. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He married young, but lost his spouse to dire rats. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Server

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Alexandrite (1300 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a white coat with black slacks. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. 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 unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jasper (70 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is baby faced.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Joker, Optimist, Athletic. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (10000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, he is not a threatening figure. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born in the south to a Carpenter, Mamnen learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Carpenter.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 600 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

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 invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her dagger with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her white hair is still thick. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born in the north. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Butcher. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To be a Ruler again.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 900 pp. Rose (80 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Jet (150 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 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.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears long strands of sapphire and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She is an epitome of beauty. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the left. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Urshar was born with her mother's beautiful face. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Cook

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

Possessions: 18000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.