Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a white cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His white hair is singed and shortened. He has green eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Dyer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Ûshgol alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. 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: A deep hatred of brigands; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 10000 gp. Zircon (30 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Onyx (30 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'0". She wears baggy black pantaloons and a brown scarf. Her red hair is heavily combed to the left. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Tagga hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Tagga grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1100 pp. Jade (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 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.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a falchion, but if one is not available he will default to his dagger. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Hoshgrish isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Violet garnet (600 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Onyx (60 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: He appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'6". He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it, and his gloved hand is found clutching a morningstar. His red hair is singed and shortened. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Adventurer; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 5000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her fierce black eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Miner father left her crippled. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 900 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. Her chestnut hair is still thick. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to be a banker again

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Nature, Family, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Amber (90 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Jade (90 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Jet (90 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Rose (20 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Malachite (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a pastel shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and brown pants, and is pretty ugly. His orange fur is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Left-Handed was born on a far eastern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Shoemaker. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 12000 gp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Sard (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Jet (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Blue-white diamond (5000 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). White opal (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.