Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Through the years after Nalral was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Nalral's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 500 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and brown handkerchief worn on his left side. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his left hand. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. After a long history of fighting, Zook and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and money/treasure

Flaws: Shy, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A small bag of saffron. (40 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a fancy tan dress. Her blonde hair is well kept. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Cook arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Canary diamond (7000 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light violet in addition to tight pants. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his monstrous two handed axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Soveliss's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Soveliss alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy lavender fur. She wears a brown shirt, with a tan mid length skirt with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has a hunchback. She wears her lavender fur down. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her small brown hat.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He wears a blue tunic with white highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 8000 gp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Sard (40 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Rose (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Canary diamond (7000 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She prefers to wear tan clothing when she does not wear armor. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. The war was a terrible time for her, and Xanaphia does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She's also a talented Glassblower, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 12000 gp. Citrine (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Rose (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.