Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His head has been shaved. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. She has silver eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. 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: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1300 pp. Banded agate (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Hematite (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy, PTSD. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 8000 gp. Violet garnet (1600 gp). Amber (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Jade (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She keeps her white fur in a flapper bob. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 13000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Silver ewer (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has no hair. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Balimaar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Guardian, Religious. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 700 pp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has wavy silver crest. Her gold eyes peer out from beneath her small black hat.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She worked as a nervous Masseuse and found it very stressful. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Ruler they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Masseuse, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver pearl (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Amber (100 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Sard (30 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Iolite (30 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a black tunic with green highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the right. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born into a rich family. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Carpenter. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Carpenter for hire.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 5000 gp. Amethyst (140 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Black opal (700 gp).