Description: This woman wears a black cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her silver crest is heavily combed to the left. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born in a small island village. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, In love. Occupation: Spice Merchant

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

Possessions: 300 pp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Blue-white diamond (8000 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'8" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. With bright brown hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. A true patriot, Joan would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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. Joan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His tied-back hair is white. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Shoemaker for the past few years.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 600 pp. Chalcedony (60 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Gennal was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 10000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp).

Description: She wears baggy black pantaloons and a blue scarf. She wears her brown hair up. Her ears are large.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. 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: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Sculptor arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Shava has worked very hard to control her curse. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Amber (90 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Jet (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her golden hair is wavy and long. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her father's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered dire rats who tried to eat her hand. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Gynk was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1900 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Jade (50 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Sard (20 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). White opal (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He stands about 6'5" and is dressed in an above average manner. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His rusty crest is thinning but still full. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Dadalan is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Dadalan has worked very hard to control his curse. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 8000 gp. Iolite (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.