Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. His skin is dark but he possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his green robe. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. His green eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Jet (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has wavy golden hair. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To be a Herbalist again; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1200 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her silver hair is still thick. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Zagga was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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: To be a Mayor again; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1100 pp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Numba lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Jasper (60 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Amber (150 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Sard (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He carries with him a set of ceremonial daggers on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. His silver hair is braided into rings. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Mindartis will drive conversation. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1000 pp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Jade (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her hair is short and black. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Courier arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Rich, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She usually wears her grey robe and has her sai always slung over her shoulder. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born in the north. 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1200 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp).