Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Nil speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nil fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black opal (700 gp). Amber (120 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Jade (120 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Sard (30 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears dull grey sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed shield, just in case. Her brown hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Justice, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 2800 pp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Amber (160 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Jade (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Hematite (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and pastel handkerchief worn on her right side. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the right. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born into a rich family. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Hedonist, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 700 pp. Black pearl (800 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Jade (120 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Jade (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, marred by beers. She wears her auburn hair up. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born in the north to a Bellfounder, Geva learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A gifted student she started as a Barrister, but she got bored and became a Bellfounder. She struck the Bellfounder job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1200 pp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). White opal (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Brown diamond (3000 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Amber (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her black fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Mortician. She has worked as a Mortician like her father before her.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 900 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair is white and curly. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Herleva was born with her mother's beautiful face. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Herleva has worked very hard to control her curse. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'9" and wears a grey tunic with green highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her hair is silver and very short. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Alexandrite (1000 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Coral (70 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Jade (70 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Jade (70 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Amber (70 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Jet (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Rose (60 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.