Description: This northern man prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. His clothes are grease stained in places. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

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. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Eberk was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, In love, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1200 pp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Jet (100 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her right hand. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Abalaba was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 6000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Adelard lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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: Money/treasure; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1400 pp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears dark leathers with embroidery, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has done her best to style her dark red hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are silver and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Orianna alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Orianna never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and revenge

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: In love, Guardian, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 11000 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He uses divination through singing.

History: Oskar hails from a village terrorized by orcs. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. He has done his best to style his silver crest to look like a famous performer. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 5000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp).

Description: She stands about 6'5" and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her scarlet crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 8000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.