Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His orange fur is singed and shortened. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. 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 got into the Mercenary business at a young age. 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 has worked as a Mercenary like his mother before him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born in a small plains village. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 3'2" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She keeps her white hair in a flapper bob. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. 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: She feels threatened by others.

Flaws: Fearful, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Mentor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 7000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Jet (110 gp). Moss agate (13 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Eida abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp).

Description: He wears yellow trousers with black and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, and he perpetually has his shield ready. His auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Mindartis never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 500 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp).