Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a violet vest and prefers green and yellow shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She sports red long hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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 a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1200 pp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). White opal (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He dresses like a well dressed Ruler does. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. 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: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Ruler work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ruler work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Guardian, Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1800 pp. Solid gold idol (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears skinny pants and wears a red and pastel robe with the hood down. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. 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. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She likes to wear yellow tank tops with red skirt. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 23000 gp. Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her red crest is singed and shortened. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She uses divination through singing.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new stableman responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. The war was a terrible time for him, and Qualen does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 pp. Banded agate (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Coral (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Amber (40 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Peridot (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her ceremonial dagger with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She wears a colorful flower in her silver hair. Her fierce white eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Joker, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 800 pp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Onyx (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.