Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears baggy tan pantaloons and a black scarf. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature greatsword.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 8000 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 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: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, marred by chocolates. She has brown hair. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 5000 gp. Star rose quartz (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Citrine (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. His fierce black eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Astar was born with his mother's beautiful face. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 600 pp. Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp).

Description: He wears a grey top hat and grey clothes. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Logical, Optimist. Bonds: Nature, In love, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 7000 gp. Violet garnet (1200 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Brown diamond (8000 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, tan shirt, and grey tie. Her blue crest is long and unkept. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Jaxi hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Blue quartz (12 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Rose (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Onyx (40 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She wears a colorful flower in her red hair. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Maegan and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Slave. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 9000 gp. Obsidian (15 gp). Rose (30 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Katherine lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp).