Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Arannis will drive conversation. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Arannis took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Spy for hire.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 10000 gp. Golden pearl (130 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp).

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 wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

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 tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Gifted from a young age, Shaena studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Shaena took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Persistence, Optimist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 700 pp. Coral (60 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the right. Her silver eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. 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: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her childhood dream was to be a Carter, but she was a colossal failure. 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: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and doesn't want to be a bowyer and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Jade (160 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Sard (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Amber (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He tends to wear a large grey jacket. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Nordak was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Body Guard. 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: Money/treasure; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Star ruby (1100 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Amber (50 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Coral (50 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Sard (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Sard (20 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the right. Her gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. 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: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She's also a talented Courier, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 11000 gp. Azurite (15 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Rose (50 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Banded agate (15 gp).

Description: This woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Marastyr was born the youngest of three triplets. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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 wracked by social anxiety; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a very tight haircut. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Boddynock grew up listening to his father's many stories. A freak accident while working with his Laborer father left him crippled. During his travels, Boddynock and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Boddynock discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Boddynock fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 6000 gp. Black pearl (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Coral (60 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp).