Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears baggy grey pantaloons and a blue scarf. Her hair is auburn and very short. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 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 (70 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp).

Description: This man wears red leather gloves, a red jacket, and tight pants. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his left hand. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. 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: Halander hails from a village terrorized by drow. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Halander was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 10000 gp. Malachite (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Amber (50 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. She has a hunchback. Her hair is short and white. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born in a small plains village. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Barrister work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barrister work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She bought a shortspear and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Barrister responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1900 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Coral (140 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a blue costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. He carries a battered sword and tarnished hand crossbow as well. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. After a long history of fighting, Wobbles and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 7000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Jasper (60 gp).

Description: A 5'3" western woman, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. 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 is greedy.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military, Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears bulky violet painted plate armor. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: Cory lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Cory and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Dilettante and was forced into it by his family; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 10000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her golden hair is long and unkept. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. 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 was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Therlin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2000 gp. Tourmaline (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Jade (160 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Jet (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Rose (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.