Description: She is a husky woman, who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Nora is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she is greedy

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 800 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is renowned for his bright green suits and hats. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His skin is flawless and his white eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 18. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. Pelaios abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Guard for the past few years.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Job, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 5000 gp. Violet garnet (1200 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears a pastel coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her fur is cut close to her head. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Slave, Religious. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black pearl (400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 3'11" and muscular, this southern man wears a simple grey robe with red stripes complete with hood. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 6000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 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: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light violet in addition to tight pants. His golden hair is cut short. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born in the north. 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 Actor. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 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: 6'5" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has done his best to style his black crest to look like a famous performer. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Gifted from a young age, Mugrunden studied abroad. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his druidic talents. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 5000 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a brown costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Gardener but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Helja lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Ideals: Opinionated, Pacifist. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 700 pp. Red spinel (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Zircon (30 gp).