Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 6000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears just a green suit. Her dark red hair is singed and shortened. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. 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: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 10000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Gold and ruby ring (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She likes to wear tan tank tops with red skirt. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Thiala hails from a village terrorized by goblins. 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 Beggar. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Beggar.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is her passion; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 6000 gp. Black star sapphire (500 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Jade (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp).

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her ears are large.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Silver pearl (60 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Zircon (40 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears skinny pants and wears a brown and grey robe with the hood down. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Morkral lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 700 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She tends to wear a large tan jacket. Her blonde hair is lengthy. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. After a long history of fighting, Andraste and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is content

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Violet garnet (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Jade (70 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. Thodris 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 has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 pp. Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Jet (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.