Description: An older woman who is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, she is not a threatening figure. Her tied-back hair is auburn. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is a great chef.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1000 gp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Sard (30 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Sard (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a white collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Tawna was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She became a Weaver soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 15000 gp.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has no hair. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Courier but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Courier arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 16000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He wears a brown feathered hat and brown clothes. He is physically well-built. He keeps his beige fur in a pixie cut. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He's in love; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Professionalism, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Has a crush. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 8000 gp. Malachite (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a violet tunic with blue highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. He carries with him a set of crossbows, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His auburn hair is still thick. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Heian was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dragonborn companion (his 'brother'). He has worked as a Detective like his mother before him.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to be a glassblower again

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a black armored body suit, with a simple pastel line shooting up and back down. His silver crest is still thick. He has gold eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Maagog's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. 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: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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 Doctor. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2000 gp. Azurite (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a fancy brown suit. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born in the west to a Ruler, Veit learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Ruler for the past few years.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.