Description: A moderately attractive woman, she prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: Andraste hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Born in the north to a Banker, Andraste learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Revenge; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. He is portly but not overly obese. His blonde hair is still thick. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. Quarion enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insane, Hedonist. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 6000 gp. Banded agate (9 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Brown diamond (2000 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Amber (110 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 2'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a shortspear, but if one is not available she will default to her halberd. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She got into the Mercenary business at a young age. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Mercenary. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Jade (140 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Sard (70 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a brown collared shirt and blue pants. He accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has wavy red hair. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

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. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1800 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Peridot (60 gp).

Description: This man wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His purple hair is braided into rings. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. After a long history of fighting, Mantus and his spouse have recently divorced.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1100 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She likes to wear brown tank tops with white skirt. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Kristryd was raised in a hard working conservative environment. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. After a long history of fighting, Kristryd and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 12000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. With wild chestnut hair. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Chaedi was born the youngest of three triplets. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Chaedi alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold music box (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp).