Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a grey costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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. Taklinn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 9000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Gold and ruby ring (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

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

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Forgetful, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Clear bright green emerald (7000 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He is portly but not overly obese. His long yellow fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather and is in decent physical shape. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (12000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (12000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is dressed in an above average manner. She sports a flattop crest cut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: Blendaeth lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Violet garnet (700 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Coral (70 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Jet (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears a colorful flower in his gray fur. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. The war was a terrible time for him, and Skirt does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Skirt and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Aquamarine (1100 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 6000 gp. Aquamarine (1200 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Jade (90 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Coral (90 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Sard (80 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Sard (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp).