Description: A 6'1" western man, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise black. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is a great chef.

History: Gifted from a young age, Qemuel studied abroad. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 9000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a brown shirt, with a violet mid length shorts with violet tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his pickaxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. His red fur is unkempt and raggedy. He wears a mask on his face.

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. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. Eye agate (4 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Pink pearl (70 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears dull black sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed lance, just in case. Her copper crest has been sun bleached extensively. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Blendaeth lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Bellfounder, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 8000 gp. Amber (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2000 gp. Eye agate (13 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Sard (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Amber (110 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He likes to wear grey tank tops with black pants. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His tied-back hair is black. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Aquamarine (600 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Jet (100 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her blonde hair is cut short. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: The child of a Cartwright, who enjoyed hunting, Dell was taken on many hunting expeditions. Dell was born on a far eastern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Spy. 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: She feels threatened by others; and money/treasure

Flaws: Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a white Stetson hat and white clothes. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Gifted from a young age, Tagga studied abroad. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.