Description: An older man who wears a tattered pair of loose yellow pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Jet (120 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Coral (120 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Malachite (4 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.

Description: She stands about 6'5" and wears dull green sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed whip, just in case. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her black eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her first spouse was a Ploughman, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a brown collared shirt and violet pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 9000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her scarlet crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. The war was a terrible time for her, and Gilkass does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Tanner arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Gilkass never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich, In love, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 7000 gp. Red spinel (100 gp). Jet (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Rose (60 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Canary diamond (8000 gp). Jade (100 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp).

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'3" when asserting himself. His hair is chestnut and curly. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

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. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 10000 gp. Pink pearl (120 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Coral (120 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Banded agate (16 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears a worn and beaten armor. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. 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: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. His childhood dream was to be a Performer, but he was a colossal failure. He has achieved small success as a Map Maker.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 4000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

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. After coming to the age of reason, Diggory took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Diggory fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.