Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her dagger with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. 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: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Orla fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 18000 gp. Deep green spinel (150 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Jet (150 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Malachite (9 gp).

Description: She has a missing right arm. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is content

Ideals: Pacifist, Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 6000 gp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). White opal (900 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Fire opal (900 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears professional attire. He has blue crest. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 600 pp. Alexandrite (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Jet (160 gp). Rose (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has moderate length brown hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Insane, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears just a black suit. She has done her best to style her blue crest to look like a famous performer. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. 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: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 8000 gp. Alexandrite (1600 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 600 pp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Zircon (60 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a pastel vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her pastel boots flare out at the collars. Her lavender fur is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.