Description: This woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Malquis is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Joker, Justice, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 8000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. 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: He comes from a rich western family. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 6000 gp. Aquamarine (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and prefers to wear flannel. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1200 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears baggy violet pantaloons and a green scarf. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her morningstar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Chaedi speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Moss agate (5 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Sard (80 gp). Amber (110 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Red spinel (110 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. Her fur is short and lavender. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Silent hails from a village terrorized by goblins. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1000 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 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: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears dull grey sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed monstrous two handed axe, just in case. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 2900 pp. Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.