Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His yellow fur is thinning but still full. He has gleaming, smiling 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 claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. His first spouse was a Marshal, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Rose (70 gp). Amber (100 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His brass crest is knotted and matted. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born in the north to a Sellsword, Vrondiss learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Mayor, but he was a colossal failure. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Mayor again.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 900 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Sard (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp).

Description: He wears a fancy grey suit. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is short and brown. He has violet eyes and a grey hat with a pastel feather.

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 loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His first spouse was a Mason, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nordak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length copper crest. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Family, Slave. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears long strands of amber and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 6000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 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.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears her black hair up. This white eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Armara hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, orcs burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying north to reunite her family. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 7000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Coral (80 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp).

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her glaive with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She is physically well-built. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Onyx (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Brown diamond (2000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.