Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he tends to wear a large brown jacket. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Joker, Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Sporting a brown mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Marigold liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. 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.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1100 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears bulky grey painted plate armor. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1200 pp. Amethyst (150 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Jet (150 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Jade (150 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Nalral was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His first spouse was a Spice Merchant, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 12000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp).

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears a green tunic with violet highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her scarlet crest is smooth and relatively long. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Knight. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Knight for the past few years.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She sports a flattop crest cut. She is baby faced.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A freak accident while working with her Sage father left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 400 pp. Silver pearl (80 gp). Sard (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Carnelian (70 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. He carries with him a set of halberds, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. 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 orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nordak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 12000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.