Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Halander was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Violet garnet (1300 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Jade (40 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp).

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a black vest and prefers blue and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her silver hair is cut short. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. While she appears to be a normal Half-Orc, 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. After a long history of fighting, Oolah and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 900 pp. Moonstone (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Jet (140 gp). Brown diamond (7000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Rose (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern woman is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and black handkerchief worn on her left side. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has styled her white fur well, parting it to the left. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born in the south. A freak accident while working with her Carter father left her crippled. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Guard for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Carter again; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 900 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp).

Description: This woman is dressed in an above average manner. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on her left hand. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Shava enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Shava was born with her mother's beautiful face. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Coral (50 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older woman who dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, she is not a threatening figure. She has black hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are black.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Vapula is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Vapula lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, In love. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 7000 gp. Moonstone (60 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Azurite (15 gp).

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and usually wears his brown robe and has his warhammer always slung over his shoulder. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is long and brown with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born in the south. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (10 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears bulky white painted plate armor. He carries a battered shortbow and tarnished shortspear as well. His black hair is heavily combed to the left. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Blacksmith and was forced into it by his family; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 9000 gp. Obsidian (8 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Jade (100 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.