Description: He is in excellent shape and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bather. His brown hair is braided into rings. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Bather arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bather. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his right hand. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is greedy

Ideals: Justice, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 4000 gp. Fire opal (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Rose (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a tan collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Mella grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 8000 gp. Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Brown diamond (2000 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Canary diamond (2000 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'7" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is dressed in a clean green cloak covering his clean studded leather. His white hair is long and unkept. His eyes are a pleasant silver.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his right hand. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 9000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. With wild golden hair. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. 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 is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Citrine (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He prefers to wear flannel. He has no hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Harbek is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Depressed, Fearful. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1900 pp. Silver pearl (70 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Coral (70 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). White opal (900 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Jet (70 gp). Jet (70 gp). Amber (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Eye agate (8 gp).