Description: A middle-aged man, he is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats, and is pretty ugly. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Rurik speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. 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: Gnomish compassion; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 10000 gp. Moss agate (14 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her fierce black eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 6000 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.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He carries with him a set of scimitars, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving 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: Morgran hails from a village terrorized by giants. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Morgran alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Morgran fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Citrine (30 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Lûgdash was born on a far western mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Carter. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'0". She wears a blue collared shirt and yellow skirt. She accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her chestnut hair is well kept. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. A true patriot, Lia would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black pearl (700 gp). Rose (30 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Obsidian (4 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with green slacks. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: The child of a Knight, who enjoyed hunting, Arannis was taken on many hunting expeditions. His childhood dream was to be a Knight, but he was a colossal failure. He has achieved small success as a Farmer.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 5000 gp. Black pearl (1000 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Jet (100 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Pink diamond (7000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her brass crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Gesrethe enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Through the years after Gesrethe was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Gesrethe's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.