Description: This slender woman stands about 6'2". She sports pastel clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her yellow fur is long and unkept. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 800 pp. Jasper (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Brown diamond (7000 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Coral (90 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Maynild has worked very hard to control her curse. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 600 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is auburn and very short. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the north were limited. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she is content

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Godfrey lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Canary diamond (6000 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Iolite (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man has a large pastel mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his violet robe, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has done his best to style his cinnamon fur to look like a famous performer. He has a dull look in his copper eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 18000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 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 (80 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he tends to wear a large brown jacket. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mortician. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mortician.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp).

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. With bright chestnut hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. After coming to the age of reason, Nora took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.