Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it. He is portly but not overly obese. He keeps his long orange fur kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are copper and beady.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 500 pp. Banded agate (6 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Rose (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Jade (120 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Eye agate (6 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He hates Halflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist, Shy. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 pp. Red garnet (50 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Jade (50 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She tends to wear a violet poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has wavy auburn hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Enna was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Enna has worked very hard to control her curse. After a long history of fighting, Enna and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 5000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. With wild black hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Yevelda was born the youngest of three triplets. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Yevelda and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 4000 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'2". She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her orange fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Soapmaker for the past few years.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 5000 gp. White pearl (90 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Amber (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp).

Description: He wears a violet coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length red hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Efferil was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Rose (60 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears baggy black pantaloons and a red scarf. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his right hand. He has red hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: Money/treasure; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 11000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 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 (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 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 (40 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.