Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his warhammer, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. He has moderate length white fur. His copper eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. 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: Revenge; and he wants revenge against goblins

Ideals: Gifted, Professionalism, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 9000 gp. Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Jacinth (3000 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp).

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and he perpetually has his club ready. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. 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: Many brigands want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Military, Debt. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 8000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 4'0" northern man, he is dressed in an above average manner. He sports a flattop hair cut. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. After coming to the age of reason, Vondal took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Gold cup set with emeralds (4000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'5" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears bulky blue painted plate armor. Her hair is brown and very short. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

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

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 8000 gp. Black pearl (1500 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Amber (110 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Gifted from a young age, Brug studied abroad. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the east were limited. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Architect and was forced into it by his family; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'10" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the right. She has hazel eyes and a brown hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His white crest is long and unkept. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. 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: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.