Description: A 3'2" southern man, he wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has wavy auburn hair. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: The child of a Slave Trader, who enjoyed hunting, Zook was taken on many hunting expeditions. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 5000 gp. Coral (90 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Azurite (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 8000 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, brown shirt, and red tie. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Reddlepop was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor, Military. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 600 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). 1 Major magic item. 1 Major magic item.

Description: She stands about 6'2" and dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with brown slacks. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her white crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Akra and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1100 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Gold and ruby ring (11000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Margery was born the youngest of three triplets. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

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

Possessions: 600 pp. Golden pearl (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp).

Description: Standing 5'8", this woman dresses like a well dressed Weaver does. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Akta hails from a village terrorized by goblins. A gifted student she started as a Ploughman, but she got bored and became a Weaver. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Weaver.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it; and to be a ploughman again

Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 9000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. 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 was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Military, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 10000 gp. Tourmaline (110 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Jet (110 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Blue diamond (7000 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Sard (60 gp).