Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born into a rich family. Through the years after Nordak was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Nordak's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Spy

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Black pearl (1600 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Jade (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). White opal (600 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). White opal (600 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a simple tan robe with blue stripes complete with hood. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Assassin. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 12000 gp. Jet (140 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a black vest and prefers pastel and blue shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She wears her chestnut hair up. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Armara was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 600 pp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: She stands about 5'1" and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length dark red hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Manea 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 now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: 3'5" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 5000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. With bright black hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. A freak accident while working with her Shoemaker mother left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Jasper (60 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Sard (60 gp). Coral (60 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a worn and beaten armor. She wears her chestnut hair up. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Bellfounder. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Smoky quartz (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Jade (110 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Black pearl (1500 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.