Description: Standing 4'2", this man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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 enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Taklinn lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Obsidian (12 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Jade (120 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Jade (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Rose (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Hematite (12 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: Standing 5'8", this man wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Merchant born in the past three hundred years. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born in the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the east were limited. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1900 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, and carries bastard swords. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her top brown hat.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Gillyd was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp).

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her scimitar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). She has worked as a Sellsword like her mother before her.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Star rose quartz (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Onyx (70 gp).

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is chestnut and curly. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Erdan wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1100 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp).

Description: 6'9" and muscular, this western man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 700 pp. Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'5". She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and her gloved hand is found clutching a falchion. With bright red hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Religious, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 7000 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.