Description: This slender woman stands about 3'5". She is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and blue handkerchief worn on her left side. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Panana grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Mason; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 900 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Sardonyx (50 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: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. At some point she was captured by drow and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She wants revenge against drow; and many drow want her driven away

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave, Guardian, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Carnelian (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Coral (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is wearing a long, green cloak. She wears her gold crest up. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Brewer for hire.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman tends to wear a grey poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Sculptor business.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the north were limited. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Helja fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1400 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (7000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Shax's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born in the north to a Miner, Shax learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1200 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern woman wears tan trousers with grey and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her brown hair is still thick. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. 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 in a plains tribe. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Orla never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it; and many giants want her driven away

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, In love, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 700 pp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Sard (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Amber (70 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Jet (70 gp). Banded agate (4 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man has the majority of his body covered in plate, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His blonde hair is cut short. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Through the years after Kelter was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Kelter's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 12000 gp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp).