Description: This man stands a little under 5'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull red iron scale mail. His black hair is cut short. His ears are large.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Patrick was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Patrick has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 500 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 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 (10 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp).

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair is red and curly. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Bilga was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She worked as a nervous Butcher and found it very stressful. She has worked as a Butcher like her mother before her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 800 pp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Coral (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Coral (150 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Rose (30 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). White opal (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her brown hair is braided into rings. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Emerald (1300 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears dull tan sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed bow, just in case. He has shaved his head bald. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Cockaby was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. After a long history of fighting, Cockaby and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Azurite (12 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Amber (60 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. His beige fur is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are yellow and beady.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Gale was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 7000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A small bag of saffron. (40 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'4" and wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Gifted from a young age, Valanthe studied abroad. Her parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when she was still a young child. The dire rats captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears skinny pants and wears a brown and red robe with the hood down. She has moderate length yellow fur. Her eyes are likewise copper.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Skirt lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and doesn't want to be a detective and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 3000 gp. Red garnet (130 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.