Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Ruler. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Carnelian (70 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Brown diamond (5000 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Jade (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). White opal (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born in the north to a Animal Trainer, Herleva learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. 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's looking for her big break.

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 700 pp. Chalcedony (70 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp).

Description: She is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering her clean studded leather, and carries scythes. Her brown hair is long and unkept. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She is mildly Half-Elf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 8000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 5'2", this man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. He has blue eyes and a yellow hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Mortician. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Theodoric was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. 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 became a Mortician soon after.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1000 pp. Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Coral (140 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Malquis will drive conversation. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Shipwright mother left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Selfish, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Obsidian (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Fire opal (500 gp).

Description: This woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty red coat over it, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She got into the Bricklayer business at a young age. When Jasmine reached her early adolescence her Halfling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 11000 gp. Aquamarine (1300 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Sard (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Sard (70 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears professional attire. She is physically well-built. Her black fur is lengthy. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Born to a Fisher, her mother struggled to pay the bills. In her youth she was a Fisher, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger brother on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Five fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 700 pp. 1 Medium magic item.