Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with red colored cloaks and clothing. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Verna lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive, Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 6000 gp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She stands about 4'1" and is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her silver hair is lengthy. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 5000 gp. Sard (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Jet (60 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Blue diamond (8000 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Rose (50 gp). Amber (60 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His golden hair is braided into rings. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Herbalist 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 currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 14000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. With bright golden hair. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Callybon abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 10000 gp. Sard (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Jacinth (2000 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Sard (50 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp).

Description: An older man who very much looks the part of a Animal Trainer, he is not a threatening figure. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His skin is flawless and his silver eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. 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: Born to a Junk Dealer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Gold and ruby ring (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He usually wears his grey robe and has his shortspear always slung over his shoulder. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Gifted from a young age, Bertram studied abroad. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Opinionated, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 500 pp. Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has green eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.