Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She carries with her a set of axes on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Andraste is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rose (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Coral (160 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Malachite (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears skinny pants and wears a grey and brown robe with the hood down, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1700 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears tattered old clothes. His hair is always cut to a buzz. 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. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born in a small plains village. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears dull blue sweaters, loose pastel pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed sai, just in case. His hair is cut close to his head. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 6000 gp. Banded agate (4 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Pink diamond (8000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Blue-white diamond (8000 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a blue collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 8000 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has a dull look in her blue 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 pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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 feels threatened by others; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp).

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears a black coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Knight arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Knight work with an outfit from a few towns over. Knight work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Expand his business; and money/treasure

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.