Description: She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with grey slacks. She has wavy white hair. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Euphemia was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Euphemia was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 9000 gp. Peridot (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a fancy brown suit. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Bertram never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 12000 gp. Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Sard (20 gp). Jade (100 gp). Hematite (4 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears suspenders and pastel workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time. His lavender fur is lengthy. His green eyes dart from person to person.

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. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Malachite (16 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Jet (130 gp). Sard (20 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Coral (130 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. 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. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new dilettante responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Blue quartz (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He carries with him a set of longbows, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has wavy auburn hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Theren fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1300 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman dresses like a well dressed Ruler does, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her rusty crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. 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: Burana was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Ruler. She struck the Ruler job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, In love, Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 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 (30 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a fancy white suit. He carries with him a set of clubs, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 11000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp).