Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her crossbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She sports brown long hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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 doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 9000 gp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has moderate length red hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Wiggens liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. After months of barely getting by, Wiggens managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 8000 gp. Banded agate (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'11" when asserting herself. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are silver and catlike.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Rieta grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her druidic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature whip.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1200 pp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Banded agate (4 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 700 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it, he is not a threatening figure. He wears his auburn hair down. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Mormog lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A freak accident while working with his Dyer mother left him crippled. During his travels, Mormog and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Mormog discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Mormog fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 pp. Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Jade (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his trident with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Fortune-teller arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Crown-heir they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Fortune-teller, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 6000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This light-skinned male prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His head has been shaved. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: He got into the Barber business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Carpenter, but he got bored and became a Barber. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Halfling compassion.

Ideals: Passionate, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 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). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).