Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 11000 gp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Amber (110 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She keeps her golden hair in a pixie cut. She is baby faced.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Cartwright but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. A gifted student she started as a Sage, but she got bored and became a Cartwright. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Cartwright.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Passionate, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Job, Debt. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Eye agate (9 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Rose (40 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Rose (40 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her fur is short and gray. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Emerald was born with her father's beautiful face. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Emerald never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 9000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is chestnut and curly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Ahrim was born with his mother's beautiful face. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He is content; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Addict, Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 8000 gp. Violet garnet (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Malachite (10 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She tends to wear a large white jacket. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. 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: Rose lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Servant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 800 pp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and is pretty ugly. He has done his best to style his scarlet crest to look like a famous performer. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: Gifted from a young age, Mreksh studied abroad. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Mercenary for the past few years.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (7000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 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 (40 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.