Description: This woman wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her right hand. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length red crest. Her half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Layabout. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Biri is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Biri was born with her mother's beautiful face. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She's also a talented Baker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 700 pp. Jasper (80 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is purple and very short. His eyes are a pleasant white.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Mayor. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has worked as a Mayor like his mother before him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Violet garnet (500 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.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Onyx (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Coral (150 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears baggy blue pantaloons and a brown scarf. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Qualen lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Impulsive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 500 pp. Sard (70 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She sports black long hair. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Andraste enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Andraste and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 12000 gp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Amber (90 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Peridot (70 gp). White opal (900 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Red spinel (90 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Animal Trainer. His head has been shaved. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Frouse lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Knight, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He tends to his Animal Trainer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 800 pp. Amethyst (100 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Red spinel (100 gp).

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He carries with him a set of halberds on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. His cinnamon fur is smooth and relatively long. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He uses divination through singing.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 5000 gp. Eye agate (12 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Rose (40 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Jet (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.