Description: Standing 6'1", this man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He keeps his copper crest in a flapper bob. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Direcris is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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: He is greedy; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 7000 gp. Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Rose (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, yellow cloak. His white hair is cut short. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Nature, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2000 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 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.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many red ritualistic tattoos. He wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple red line shooting up and back down. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. He has hazel eyes and a tan hat with a red feather.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Flaws: Terse, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 pp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She tends to wear a grey poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Glassblower hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Ella was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: To protect her home; and her religion dominates her actions

Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Religious, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 500 pp. Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp).

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. After coming to the age of reason, Antinua took it upon herself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. 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.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Terse, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 5000 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Jade (160 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small blue clips. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Tervaround abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 16000 gp. Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Sard (80 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her silver hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She tends to her Sage job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 600 pp. Peridot (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp).