Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Barbena enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Aquamarine (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a simple black robe with yellow stripes complete with hood. His white crest is greasy and uncared for. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. 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: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Jeweler hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Jeweler for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 4000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her brown hair is lengthy. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. 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 is greedy.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 8000 gp. Malachite (9 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a trident on her belt. Her yellow fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are copper and beady.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Carnelian (20 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Azurite (10 gp).

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this northern woman wears a blue top hat and blue clothes. Her hair is black and very short. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Fisher. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 10000 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. With bright black hair. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Through the years after Meriele was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Meriele's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 12000 gp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Jasper (60 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Sard (60 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Jet (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.