Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Born to a Bookbinder, his father struggled to pay the bills. A gifted student he started as a Bookbinder, but he got bored and became a Merchant. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and a deep hatred of drow

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Star rose quartz (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She stands about 6'5" and prefers to wear flannel. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her crest is red and very short. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. 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: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. 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; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 8000 gp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Onyx (70 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a fancy brown suit. He has wavy gray fur. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Ethereal was born the youngest of three triplets. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 800 pp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 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 (90 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants, and carries bastard swords. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Neega was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Neega fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Forgetful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Violet garnet (1600 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Jade (160 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a black costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. Her black hair is singed and shortened. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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 in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To be a Barber again; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 5000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Jacinth (6000 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp).

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He carries a battered shield and tarnished shortspear as well. He wears a colorful flower in his copper crest. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 800 pp. Silver ewer (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her crest is short and white. Her half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Furrele was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 pp. Red spinel (160 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Rose (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). 1 Major magic item.