Description: An older woman who is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, she is not a threatening figure. Her black hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered north to less war torn lands. After a long history of fighting, Helja and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 11000 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He worked as a nervous Crown-heir and found it very stressful. He tends to his Crown-heir job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 5000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a fancy black suit. He wears his white crest down. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Ghesh was born with his mother's beautiful face. Ghesh was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold and ruby ring (8000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her red robe. Her fur is lavender and very short. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. A freak accident while working with her Bellfounder mother left her crippled. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. She has wavy white hair. She has amber eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Matilda was born with her father's beautiful face. Matilda was born on a far eastern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Scribe. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 6000 gp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Nazû took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up sword and armor he uses now. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 7000 gp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Pink diamond (7000 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Rose (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Amber (60 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Jet (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is dressed in an above average manner. She wears her brown hair down. She has brown eyes and a tan hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: She hates Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A gifted student she started as a Priest, but she got bored and became a Junk Dealer. She has achieved small success as a Junk Dealer.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.