Description: A middle-aged man, he dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a black coat with blue slacks, and is pretty ugly. His hair is short and red. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Hamil was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Hamil has worked very hard to control his curse. He struck the Animal Trainer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on her left hand. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her mother's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered drow who tried to eat her hand. 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: Revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears bulky white painted plate armor. With bright golden hair. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Jo was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 3000 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Obsidian (4 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: She wears a blue collared shirt and yellow skirt. She accessorizes with a pastel scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is a great chef.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Courier for hire.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to be a spice merchant again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 7000 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.

Description: She wears a red shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and carries shields. Her hair is black and curly. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Willow fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people; and dwarven compassion

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep green spinel (50 gp). Rose (70 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. He is portly but not overly obese. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Keth embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Keth has worked very hard to control his curse. After a long history of fighting, Keth and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his trident, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and expand his business

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 7000 gp. Brown diamond (7000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp).