Description: This man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his right hand. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. 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: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Rose (50 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Violet garnet (1000 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: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her half smiles and black eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and balancing her hectic life and new interpreter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Attractive. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 500 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has moderate length gray fur. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Trail took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: She is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. Her red hair is cut short. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Merla was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She struck the Interpreter job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 9000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This light-skinned female is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Mella was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She found a children's book about a Elf Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 11000 gp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Jade (160 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears baggy green pantaloons and a tan scarf. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. He has black eyes and a green hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Abad is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born into a rich family. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Abad never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Rich, In love. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 10000 gp. Azurite (14 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older woman who dresses like a well dressed Miner does, she is not a threatening figure. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the left. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1500 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.