Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. She carries with her a set of pickaxes on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 900 pp. A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His red hair is singed and shortened. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Orcs in Mhurren's homeland. Mhurren decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mhurren fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears bulky white painted plate armor. With bright golden hair. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Jo was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 3000 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Obsidian (4 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a blue collared shirt and yellow skirt. She accessorizes with a pastel scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is a great chef.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Courier for hire.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to be a spice merchant again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 7000 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a red shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and carries shields. Her hair is black and curly. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Willow fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people; and dwarven compassion

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep green spinel (50 gp). Rose (70 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. He is portly but not overly obese. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Keth embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Keth has worked very hard to control his curse. After a long history of fighting, Keth and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his trident, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and expand his business

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 7000 gp. Brown diamond (7000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp).