Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. 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: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eye agate (4 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Pink diamond (3000 gp). Coral (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears tan trousers with white and red striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Numba's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 11000 gp. Gold music box (3000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Gold and ruby ring (10000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her black hair is cut short. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. The war was a terrible time for her, and Katherine does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born in the south. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the south were limited. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 11000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears long strands of jet and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length rusty crest. Her red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Her childhood dream was to be a Hunter, but she was a colossal failure. She bought a greatsword and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 700 pp. Coral (160 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Jasper (60 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. She carries with her a set of longswords on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. 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. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Baggi fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to be a junk dealer again

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 600 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Rose (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 5000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 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: She prefers to wear flannel, and carries shields. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. The family's rival house kidnapped her sister with the intent that her sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Sard (80 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Amber (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Alexandrite (900 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.