Description: He sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A freak accident while working with his Courier father left him crippled. 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'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 9000 gp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Jet (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Amber (50 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Eye agate (5 gp).

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. Her head has been shaved. She is baby faced.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Ranala was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 8000 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. Her hair is white and curly. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Miner for the past few years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and balancing her hectic life and new miner responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp).

Description: This malnourished man very much looks the part of a Fortune-teller. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are brown.

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. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Fortune-teller. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Fortune-teller for the past few years.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and expand his business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Alexandrite (1200 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Clear bright green emerald (4000 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Abalaba has worked very hard to control her curse. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1600 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She has slicked back white hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 300 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 7000 gp. Black opal (1000 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.