Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull grey iron scale mail. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Cairn enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Healer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Healer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 10000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 500 pp. Jasper (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is dressed in earthy colors with a pastel and blue handkerchief worn on her right side. Her fur, while still mostly orange, has prominent grey streaks. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Ruler business.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). 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: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, In love. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 5000 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She is an epitome of beauty. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length black hair. She has hazel eyes and a grey hat with a white feather.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Born in the north to a Merchant, Ella learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She took after her father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her father taught her to defend herself. When her father died while fighting illithids, the young Ella began to lead the lost caravan. She has achieved small success as a Merchant.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to protect her home

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp).

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and violet handkerchief worn on his left side. He is portly but not overly obese. His white hair is long and unkept. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Ralf is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has worked as a Jeweler like his mother before him.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 3000 gp. Pink pearl (50 gp). Brown diamond (3000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). White opal (400 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Amber (50 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Sard (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His white hair is singed and shortened. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He got into the Engraver business at a young age. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Oriax has worked very hard to control his curse. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new engraver responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 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). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is dressed in an above average manner. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His black hair is still thick. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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. 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's in love; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 11000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.