Description: This malnourished man wears a grey broad hat and grey clothes. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Half-Orc culture. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. 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. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-orc people

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black star sapphire (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Sard (60 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1200 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 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 (50 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His brown hair is long and unkept. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Obsidian (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 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.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'9" when asserting herself. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Gifted from a young age, Herleva studied abroad. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is chestnut and very short. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is an amazing painter.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Kairon took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 gp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Jet (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Meriele lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Sard (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Amber (110 gp). Sard (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kildrak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 900 pp. Black star sapphire (800 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp).