Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She usually wears her brown robe and has her lance always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Helja was born with her father's beautiful face. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs.

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 6000 gp.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her morningstar with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. 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: She was born in the west. Heather was born on a far western plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Beggar. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 600 pp. Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing and is in decent physical shape. His hair is chestnut and curly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Quarion is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature whip.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jasper (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Jasper (60 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). White opal (700 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Military, Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2000 gp. Zircon (80 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). White opal (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a brown collared shirt and blue pants. He accessorizes with a red scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His tied-back hair is brown. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Mason. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Slave. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 8000 gp. Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Rose (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Sard (40 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She stands about 6'4" and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is dark red, silky, and of moderate length. She is baby faced.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 2000 gp. A small bag of saffron. (80 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Gold and ruby ring (5000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Her rusty crest is greasy and uncared for. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is a great chef.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.