Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a black vest and prefers violet and tan shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Skak lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Animal Trainer they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Tailor, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 600 pp. Blue quartz (11 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Amber (140 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). White opal (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp).

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes., but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'0" when asserting herself. Her blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. 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 ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Jeweler for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Jeweler responsibilities is difficult; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Sard (40 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is dressed in an above average manner. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. After coming to the age of reason, Percival took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Carnelian (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Coral (50 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 9000 gp. Sardonyx (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who is dressed in an above average manner, he is not a threatening figure. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. He has green eyes and a red hat with a brown feather.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. 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: Altho lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Revenge; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 13000 gp. Malachite (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Sard (50 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: She is typically in her Soapmaker uniform. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Fallthra wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

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

Possessions: 1500 pp. Sardonyx (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Jet (130 gp).

Description: She stands about 5'3" and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her youth she was a Carter, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger sister on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Maiathah fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 900 pp. Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.