Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Expand her business; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 10000 gp. Jet (70 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: She wears a grey costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. She carries a battered axe and tarnished falchion as well. Her silver hair is still thick. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Merchant. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ilde studied abroad. Her childhood dream was to be a Shepherd, but she was a colossal failure. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Merchant for hire.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 5000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. His gray fur is greasy and uncared for. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Gold and ruby ring (8000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears professional attire. Her hair is short and red. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. A freak accident while working with her Laborer mother left her crippled. She bought a sickle and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 9000 gp. Citrine (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Rose (50 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Hork was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1900 pp. Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a trident, but if one is not available he will default to his flail, and carries flails. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Direcris was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Direcris's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. 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. Direcris fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver ewer (60 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. She carries with her a set of daggers, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are white and catlike.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. Armara is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born in the north. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Stylist they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Locksmith, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Violet garnet (1100 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Jade (90 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Black pearl (1100 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.