Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She is portly but not overly obese. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Baelitae speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in the north to a Blacksmith, Baelitae learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a brown shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and white pants. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp).

Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears a black shirt, with a brown mid length skirt with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Ruler born in the past three hundred years. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother 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. After a long history of fighting, Tawar and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Rose (70 gp). Jacinth (7000 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Coral (160 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). White pearl (160 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. His crest is copper, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. The war was a terrible time for him, and Tarhun does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Tarhun hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 7000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Gold and ruby ring (9000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. 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: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Bather arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

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 hair is always cut to a buzz. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Alvyn hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Alvyn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2800 pp. Rose (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). 1 Major magic item. 1 Major magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, brown shirt, and blue tie. His purple hair is knotted and matted. His red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Just what you see.