Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She carries with her a set of quarterstaffs, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Hethress hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Hethress grew up listening to her mother's many stories. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 600 pp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Coral (60 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Alston is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. Alston was born on a far eastern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Weaver. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 5000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 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 (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a worn and beaten armor. She has no fur. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Locksmith who has hired her part-time. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants her loneliness to end

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Military, In love. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 8000 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: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Zepar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Marshal hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 5000 gp. Sard (60 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He carries a battered warhammer and tarnished spear as well. He has no fur. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Unemployed.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to be a painter again

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 900 pp. Violet garnet (1500 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Valida was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Valida has worked very hard to control her curse. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she has a crush on the local bather

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 12000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 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: He wears a brown coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. He has beige fur. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

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 submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born to a Servant, his father struggled to pay the bills. 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 worked as a Navigator like his father before him.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1000 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp).