Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. She wears a colorful flower in her chestnut hair. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. Andraste is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Andraste hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Her first spouse was a Scribe, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 9000 gp. Jet (80 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Rose (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Jacinth (5000 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Coral (80 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This light-skinned female wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her greatsword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her silver hair is still thick. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. 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 doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Secretive, Mundane, Insomniac. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is mildly Gnome supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. 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: Wants to open a new tavern; and to pay off his debts

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Nature, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 8000 gp. Amber (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Sard (80 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). White opal (900 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears bulky blue painted plate armor. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Menny is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Hunter. She has achieved small success as a Hunter.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and expand her business

Ideals: Justice, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp).

Description: She wears a red cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. She is physically well-built. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Gynnie lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She 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. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: To be a Knight again; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Clear bright green emerald (5000 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Jet (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is dressed in an above average manner. He is an epitome of beauty. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1100 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. His white eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 800 pp. 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.