Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. 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. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Ortegar has worked very hard to control his curse. 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 a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). White opal (500 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Emerald (500 gp). White opal (500 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Jet (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. 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: Callybon was born with her mother's beautiful face. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 north. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Callybon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 800 pp. Banded agate (15 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Coral (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Jet (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. Her lavender fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. Shadow is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Shadow was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Courier. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Courier and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp).

Description: This northern woman wears brown trousers with white and tan striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her yellow eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Sweet was born on a far northern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Spice Merchant. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and gnomish compassion

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 9000 gp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Jet (80 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Sard (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Jade (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her black hair is well kept. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. Now she works as a singing tutor during her time off.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 7000 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 5000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp).