Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 5'6". She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat, and her gloved hand is found clutching a nunchaku. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 7000 gp. Star ruby (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Rose (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Iolite (80 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Blue-white diamond (7000 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Jet (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears tattered old clothes. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Nuraval's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born into a rich family. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the north were limited. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 6000 gp. Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Peridot (80 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull brown iron scale mail. His hair is auburn and curly. He has gray eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Spy born in the past three hundred years. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He got into the Spy business at a young age. At a young age his father died while driving off some dire rats. His mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in kukri use. He struck the Spy job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spy responsibilities is difficult; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 12000 gp. Peridot (40 gp). Jet (80 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Jet (80 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Guard born in the past three hundred years. A true patriot, Heian would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Heian lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Guard. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Gold and ruby ring (11000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (11000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears baggy black pantaloons and a red scarf. Her brown hair is long and unkept. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Ilga is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Jet (160 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her feathered brown hat.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 Hunter. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 gp. Azurite (10 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Jasper (70 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.

Description: He is wearing a long, violet cloak. He carries a battered shortbow and tarnished lance as well. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Dreali was raised in a hard working conservative environment. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Mayor they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Crown-heir, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Crown-heir responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 900 pp. Iolite (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.