Description: This man wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His copper crest is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1000 pp. Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp).

Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. Her black hair is thinning but still full. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Vicky and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 12000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with yellow colored cloaks and clothing, marred by beers. His hair is black and curly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He works hard and plays hard.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a shipwright again

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a quarterstaff on her belt, marred by sweets. Her tied-back hair is auburn. She has violet eyes.

Personality: Kristryd hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. 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 mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Soapmaker arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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. Kristryd fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 300 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Spice Merchant business.

History: He got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the north were limited. He has worked as a Spice Merchant like his mother before him.

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

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears tattered old clothes. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her feathered white hat.

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 has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Through the years after Ilga was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Ilga's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1100 pp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Pink diamond (7000 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with tan slacks. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length scarlet crest. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She takes great joy in being the best Guard in town.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She became a Guard soon after.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Violet garnet (1000 gp). Jade (40 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Peridot (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.