Description: She is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Valida was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic, Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Obsidian (9 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Canary diamond (8000 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Amber (40 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). White opal (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned female dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Gurdis alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gurdis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 18000 gp. Zircon (80 gp). Jade (60 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). White pearl (60 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Beiro's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He worked as a nervous Actor and found it very stressful. He tends to his Actor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1200 pp. Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Torgga lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Locksmith for hire.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 9000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His crest, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Gold and ruby ring (12000 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.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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: To end his boredom; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 8000 gp. Azurite (13 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Rose (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Jade (140 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a blue coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. Her white hair is lengthy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. 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 goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jelenneth fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Nature. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 8000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.