Description: This woman is very fat, and wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a longsword, but if one is not available she will default to her sai. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Her parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when she was still a young child. The gnolls captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Gillyd was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1300 pp. A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Banded agate (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Amethyst (130 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Dwarven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Dwarven doctor. After a long history of fighting, Justin and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people; and dwarven compassion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Pink pearl (80 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Coral (80 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp).

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He dresses like a well dressed Carter does. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are amber.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Gifted from a young age, Cory studied abroad. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Carter.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 600 pp. A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 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.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears baggy yellow pantaloons and a tan scarf. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 500 pp. Iolite (40 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Rose (40 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Rose (40 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Jet (120 gp). Jacinth (7000 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. His fur is beige, silky, and of moderate length. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1700 pp. Blue quartz (9 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Jade (160 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Rose (40 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Jet (160 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Pink diamond (4000 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Rose (40 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her sai with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her rusty crest is heavily combed to the left. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Jade (120 gp). Malachite (5 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.