Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull grey iron scale mail. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Art's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. 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 gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Art fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 10000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'5" and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Greedy, Lazy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 300 pp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 6'2", this man wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His silver hair is heavily combed to the left. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Leucis grew up listening to his father's many stories. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Leucis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 5000 gp. Onyx (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Pink diamond (4000 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Coral (80 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery, and carries spears. He has a very tight haircut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Korfel was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 5000 gp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 2'9", this woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Slave Trader they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Layabout, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 9000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp).

Description: She wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. She is physically well-built. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ovina isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. 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: Born in the north to a Mortician, Ovina learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit men.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Diggory was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Sailor. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 800 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp).