Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a brown shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 900 pp. Blue sapphire (400 gp). Amber (130 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Sard (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Sard (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a violet vest and prefers grey and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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 born in the south. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (110 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears bulky green painted plate armor. She has moderate length copper crest. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 9000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Merla was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Locksmith

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

Possessions: 300 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Dariff was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. 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 south. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His fur, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. At some point he was captured by orcs and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp).

Description: She wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. She carries with her a set of glaives, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Rinn's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. 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. Rinn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp).