Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, black shirt, and tan tie. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

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. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Jabbie and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Moonstone (30 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise green.

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. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She got into the Mercenary business at a young age. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver pearl (160 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears professional attire. She carries with her a set of shields on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She got into the Masseuse business at a young age. A gifted student she started as a Shepherd, but she got bored and became a Masseuse. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Masseuse.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a shepherd again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 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 (60 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Silver ewer (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 has a missing left arm. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Verin has worked very hard to control her curse. She became a Merchant soon after.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 4000 gp. Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears baggy white pantaloons and a pastel scarf. She is an epitome of beauty. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Marigold was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Enemies, Religious, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is dressed in earthy colors with a black and violet handkerchief worn on his left side. His bronze crest is heavily combed to the left. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Kaladan abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 8000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Amber (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Emerald (800 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing a long, yellow cloak. She has slicked back black hair. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Quelenna abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 3000 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp).