Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears bulky pastel painted plate armor. She has styled her gray fur well, parting it to the right. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. 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 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: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 600 pp. Citrine (60 gp). Canary diamond (2000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp).

Description: She has a missing right arm. She typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. Her crest is blue and curly. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. 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. Mijira fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 700 pp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 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.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a simple white robe with brown stripes complete with hood. She keeps her chestnut hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Hrathy lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. After a long history of fighting, Hrathy and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. 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 always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. Some 2 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Zagga never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and many orcs want her driven away

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, In love. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 600 pp. 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: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her crest is green and very short. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1300 pp. Moss agate (12 gp). Jet (160 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Jet (160 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Jet (160 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Hematite (12 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears baggy yellow pantaloons and a tan scarf. She sports red long hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Dara was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to be a ploughman again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat, he is not a threatening figure. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Heward was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He worked as a nervous Sculptor and found it very stressful. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 pp.