Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has moderate length blonde hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born in the west. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 8000 gp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Jade (130 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a greataxe, but if one is not available she will default to her morningstar. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Weaver hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His rusty crest is singed and shortened. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Religious. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 11000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'6". She wears long strands of topaz and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and her gloved hand is found clutching a halberd. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Disease, Impulsive, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with brown slacks, and is pretty ugly. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying east to reunite his family. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of his daughter

Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Religious, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Obsidian (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She wears her chestnut hair up. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Cecily was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 600 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 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.