Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Leshanna was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 800 pp. Canary diamond (2000 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Amber (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Sard (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). White opal (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp).

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. The war was a terrible time for him, and Soveliss does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

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. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Soveliss was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 600 pp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a grey shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Hugh was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Glassblower. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 6000 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). Blue diamond (4000 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has shaved her head bald. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Carter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 pp. Star ruby (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 6'7" and muscular, this northern man wears bulky black painted plate armor. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. His silver eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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: To end his boredom; and he is content

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 11000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp).

Description: She stands about 4'11" and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her ceremonial dagger with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Elizabeth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student she started as a Masseuse, but she got bored and became a Layabout. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Masseuse. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 pp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Rose (60 gp). Jacinth (2000 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Hematite (8 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak, and is pretty ugly. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the right. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. Faral was born on a far southern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Sculptor. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 700 pp. White opal (700 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.