Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in the west to a Apothecary, Barfa learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Apothecary. 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: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 9000 gp. Hematite (7 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Coral (150 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp).

Description: This southern woman wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a Detective, her father struggled to pay the bills. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 7000 gp. Peridot (30 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Sard (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Jasper (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his pastel robe. His red hair is knotted and matted. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born into a rich family. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. 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 fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1000 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 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). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (100 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering his clean studded leather. His brown fur is greasy and uncared for. His yellow eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Great embodies much of what other species detest in the Tabaxis. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Architect arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform 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: He is greedy.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 5000 gp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Amber (110 gp).

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat. She carries a battered longbow and tarnished sword as well. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has violet eyes and a grey hat with a black feather.

Personality: Herleva is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 5000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the right. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Manea was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Courier for the past few years.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 10000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears dark leathers with embroidery. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Aerdeth was born with his father's beautiful face. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. After a long history of fighting, Aerdeth and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Mentor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 600 pp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Jet (80 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Sard (40 gp).