Description: She wears bulky white painted plate armor, and she perpetually has her greataxe ready. Her red hair is singed and shortened. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shautha fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes., and he perpetually has his hammer ready. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 600 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 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 is a mite stocky and has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. Her red hair is lengthy. Her black eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Mentor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1600 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. 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 father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 7000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (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 (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his small violet hat.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 pp. Azurite (4 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Sard (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Pink pearl (160 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.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and grey handkerchief worn on her right side. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Courier responsibilities is difficult; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1900 pp. A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears long strands of topaz and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His hair is auburn and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.