Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His hair is black and very short. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 700 pp. Eye agate (8 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Mortician arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Sutha has worked very hard to control her curse. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 7000 gp. Golden pearl (110 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Peridot (50 gp).

Description: This southern man is dressed in an above average manner. His clothes are grease stained in places. His red hair is heavily combed to the left. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1200 pp. Carnelian (30 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Coral (40 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She is physically well-built. She has slicked back auburn hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born to a Tailor, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Jacinth (6000 gp). Amber (130 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She sports brown long hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Kristryd hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Fire opal (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a white coat with black slacks. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Ugly. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 11000 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. He is baby faced.

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. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Five was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 now owns his own business.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 8000 gp. Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Jet (40 gp). Coral (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Pink diamond (6000 gp). Jasper (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.