Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She is renowned for her bright blue dresses and hats, marred by beers. She wears her chestnut hair up. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 9000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Coral (160 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. 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 wants revenge against gnolls; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1100 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. She has dyed her greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

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. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. Her tied-back hair is blonde. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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 now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Slave, Attractive. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1000 gp. Eye agate (4 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Blue-white diamond (2000 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears a brown tunic with violet highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around her shoes. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her black fur, when down, is lengthy. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Five was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 7000 gp. Carnelian (20 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is blonde and very short. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Kellen was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp).

Description: He has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he wants revenge against brigands

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.