Description: She is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. She has a hunchback. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She refers to her adoptive father 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: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Miner father left her crippled. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Rose (80 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Her parents were killed by giants in a raid when she was still a young child. The giants captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Violet garnet (900 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Jet (150 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished man is typically in his Body Guard uniform. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His ears are large.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He's also a talented Spice Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 2'10" and dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a black coat with green slacks. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He tends to his Priest job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to be a fortune-teller again

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Gold music box (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a tan coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. Her blonde hair is still thick. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Numba grew up listening to her father's many stories. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shield.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black pearl (900 gp). Jet (110 gp). White opal (600 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his red eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Thamuz was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and expand his business

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1300 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp).

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'11" and is dressed in an above average manner. She has wavy blonde hair. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. 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: Someone believes her a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.