Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her crest is short and black. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and to pay off her debts

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Debt, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 9000 gp. Blue sapphire (600 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Fire opal (600 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is an amazing painter.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He worked as a nervous Fortune-teller and found it very stressful. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1200 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp).

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She has slicked back golden hair. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nella grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 8000 gp. Eye agate (5 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Jet (40 gp). Pink diamond (2000 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Jade (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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. With wild silver hair. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Mayor. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the north. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 4000 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 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 (50 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp).

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 wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His scarlet crest is long and unkept. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. 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 son.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp).

Description: She wears professional attire. She carries a battered ceremonial dagger and tarnished axe as well. She keeps her lavender fur in a pixie cut. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Trail 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 dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Trail lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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 has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. His gold crest is singed and shortened. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 11000 gp. Chalcedony (40 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Jade (100 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Jasper (40 gp).