Description: This man wears a black vest and prefers blue and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his right hand. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Norûk fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Aquamarine (1200 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Sard (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 5'0" northern woman, she wears a simple black robe with brown stripes complete with hood. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are white.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and money/treasure

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has wavy golden hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Merla is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 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: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

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 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: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She worked as a nervous Cartwright and found it very stressful. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 500 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He tends to wear a large tan jacket. His hair is chestnut and curly. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson tan hat.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. 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 has passion for adventuring and risk; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 5000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Gold and ruby ring (9000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 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 (60 gp).

Description: This man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his right hand. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gifted student he started as a Weaver, but he got bored and became a Armorer. He's also a talented Weaver, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1000 pp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 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.