Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. A friendly and beautiful Dwarf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He wants revenge against orcs; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 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: This tall, slender man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. 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, Lance is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Bonds: Mentor, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 11000 gp. Emerald (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Jet (80 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Coral (80 gp). Sard (70 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears a brown deerstalker hat and brown clothes. She has a very tight haircut. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Avice enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her mother's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered dire rats who tried to eat her hand. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jade (100 gp). Rose (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Clear bright green emerald (6000 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He dresses well, wearing pastel shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has wavy black fur. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Leaf was born with his father's beautiful face. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Herbalist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He struck the Herbalist job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new herbalist responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 11000 gp. Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Jade (80 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Sard (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a brown tunic with black highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. She sports brown long hair. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Morana was born the youngest of three triplets. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Performer they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Mortician, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 4000 gp. Fire opal (500 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Jade (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and red handkerchief worn on his right side. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Cook. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Opinionated, Impeccable. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Chaedi was born with her mother's beautiful face. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Soapmaker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Chaedi never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 3000 gp. Alexandrite (1100 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.