Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears dull red sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed longbow, just in case. His tied-back hair is silver. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Philantrophist, Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 15000 gp. Amethyst (130 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Zircon (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His silver crest is braided into rings. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Logical. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp).

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shava grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Banded agate (9 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears bulky tan painted plate armor. His hair is red and curly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 gp. Azurite (8 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Amber (60 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. Her blonde hair is well kept. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Cecily embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Mundane. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 18000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who dresses like a well dressed Mercenary does. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He struck the Mercenary job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 gp. Alexandrite (1100 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs. He carries with him a set of bastard swords, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2000 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Gold and ruby ring (6000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). 1 Major magic item.