Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'4" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a black costume with the symbols of strength on her torso. With bright red hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. The war was a terrible time for her, and Kansif does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 6000 gp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Rose (50 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Brown diamond (5000 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Jasper (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gynk grew up listening to her mother's many stories. After coming to the age of reason, Gynk took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 800 pp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Jade (70 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Coral (70 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Jade (70 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. He has gleaming, smiling silver eyes.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He uses divination through singing.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Balam fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'1" and wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is blonde and very short. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Citrine (80 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Jade (150 gp). White opal (600 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Zircon (80 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her crest, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Through the years after Kadana was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Kadana's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 12000 gp. Obsidian (4 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Coral (150 gp). Rose (30 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Citrine (30 gp).

Description: She very much looks the part of a Doctor. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length silver crest. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her red eyes.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 9000 gp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Brown diamond (2000 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp).

Description: He wears a fancy brown suit, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'5" when asserting himself. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Nicholas lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has worked as a Architect like his father before him.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he has a crush on the local engraver

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). Silver ewer (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 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.