Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a grey shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and grey pants. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. She has green eyes and a grey hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jacoba fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 8000 gp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Rose (80 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Alexandrite (1400 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: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a black cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect her home

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 11000 gp. Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp).

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears dark leathers with embroidery. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His first spouse was a Navigator, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Sage and was forced into it by his family; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 11000 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Rose (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Amber (60 gp). Sard (40 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears bulky tan painted plate armor and is in decent physical shape. She has white hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is a Tailor first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. The war was a terrible time for her, and Veloptima does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born in the east. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Tailor. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Tailor responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Peridot (50 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: This man wears a white costume with the symbols of his god on his torso, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has auburn hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Ruler work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ruler work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He's also a talented Seamstress, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 5000 gp. Eye agate (7 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp).

Description: A 5'6" western man, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His gray fur is long and unkept. His copper eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Engraver born in the past three hundred years. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. Through the years after Silent was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Silent's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Solid gold idol (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her quarterstaff with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt and is in decent physical shape. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. While she appears to be a normal Half-Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 6000 gp. Amber (60 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Jet (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.