Description: He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his red robe. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. Nordak liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. 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 to reunite with his absent father

Bonds: Religious, Family, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 10000 gp. Gold music box (1000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. Her black eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Crown-heir. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Courier. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). White opal (500 gp). Malachite (9 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a grey shirt, with a violet mid length skirt with violet tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Jacoba was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She's also a talented Cartwright, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a cartwright again

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 11000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold and ruby ring (9000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is dressed in an above average manner. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 pp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Jade (90 gp). White opal (800 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). White opal (800 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats, and carries halberds. With bright red hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is content; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1200 pp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Jade (60 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Coral (60 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his falchion, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. He wears a colorful flower in his black crest. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She is wearing a long, brown cloak, marred by teas. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. 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: Adelaide was born the youngest of three triplets. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Assassin. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Assassin for the past few years.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Emerald (1100 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. 1 Minor magic item.