Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears baggy red pantaloons and a brown scarf. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She uses divination through singing.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 9000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, brown shirt, and black tie. His silver hair is long and unkept. 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 hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when he was still a young child. The gnolls captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1200 pp. Black pearl (300 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Jet (100 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp).

Description: This man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his right hand. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Paelias was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 11000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson tan hat.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born in the south to a Armorer, Rolen learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Armorer. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jasper (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Alexandrite (600 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.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a green costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. His blue hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Gifted from a young age, Vassago studied abroad. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 8000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and tends to wear a large green jacket. His brass crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. 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: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He worked as a nervous Shepherd and found it very stressful. 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: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Shepherd

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

Possessions: 400 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 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 is lean but muscular and is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, grey shirt, and brown tie. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Born in the east to a Dilettante, Tethren learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to be a map maker again

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 8000 gp. Chrysoprase (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.