Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she likes to wear black tank tops with violet skirt. Her auburn hair is long and unkept. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Vanchu was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Violet garnet (1500 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Obsidian (8 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a fancy grey suit. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born in the north to a Spice Merchant, Thorin learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with brown slacks. Her gray fur, when down, is lengthy. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She takes great joy in being the best Bookbinder in town.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Bookbinder work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bookbinder work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Beast fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 5000 gp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp).

Description: He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Fenriz alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1200 pp. Azurite (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Rose (30 gp). Coral (110 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Jet (110 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Rose (30 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears bulky red painted plate armor. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

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 harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Masseuse they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Server, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Silver ewer (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'2" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a brown deerstalker hat and brown clothes. She wears her golden hair up. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). Gold and ruby ring (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp).

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, pastel shirt, and brown tie. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Himo is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Himo was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bather for the past few years.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 23000 gp. Gold music box (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.