Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Trained by his father 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 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jacinth (2000 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Malachite (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He carries with him a set of shields, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears his blonde hair up. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: Revenge; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 5000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a blue collared shirt and tan skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her silver hair is well kept. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She got into the Fletcher business at a young age. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Job, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 7000 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: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears professional attire. She wears her brown hair down. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Healer. She has achieved small success as a Healer.

Motivation: To be a Priest again.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 6000 gp. Sard (40 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She stands about 3'0" and likes to wear white tank tops with brown skirt. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Jo lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned female wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has brown eyes and a violet hat with a grey feather.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Debt. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a simple black robe with blue stripes complete with hood. He is physically well-built. His crest is blue and curly. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Body Guard. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Body Guard for hire.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and expand his business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 900 pp. Jet (160 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Coral (160 gp). Rose (80 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Jade (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.