Description: He stands about 5'3" and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Valafar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 800 pp. White pearl (50 gp). Coral (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Amber (50 gp). Jade (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Banded agate (8 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She wears skinny pants and wears a tan and violet robe with the hood down. She has a hunchback. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length black hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Lorilla grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Engraver they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Jeweler, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Lazy. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jet (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is light but she possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Mara grew up listening to her father's many stories. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Gardener hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 500 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Gold and ruby ring (6000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and is pretty ugly. He has styled his brass crest well, parting it to the left. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker green hat.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Malachite (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Coral (80 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 5000 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has black hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Torgga never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 12000 gp. Obsidian (9 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Rose (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Jade (100 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. He has shaved his head bald. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He 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. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Jade (160 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Pink diamond (8000 gp). Sard (50 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.