Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears baggy brown pantaloons and a red scarf. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Optimist, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 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 (60 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He is an epitome of beauty. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Ur-Masi was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 7000 gp. Chalcedony (40 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Malachite (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze, and is pretty ugly. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against giants; and many giants want her driven away

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her hair is short and brown. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kansif fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her orange fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is obsessed with her god.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 900 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a fancy violet dress, and she perpetually has her quarterstaff ready. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Quillathe and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she prefers to wear flannel. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Ranala alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.