Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and he perpetually has his longsword ready. He has white hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born to a Ruler, his father struggled to pay the bills. 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. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Howard fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1100 pp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Rose (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears an entirely brown suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her black fur, when down, is lengthy. Her copper eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Jade was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Through the years after Jade was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Jade's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 7000 gp. Moonstone (50 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Azurite (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. 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: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 6000 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Iolite (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Finellen was born the youngest of three triplets. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and doesn't want to be a locksmith and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1200 pp. Hematite (15 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears brown trousers with white and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears his lavender fur up. His copper eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Lone has worked very hard to control his curse. He has worked as a Painter like his father before him.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 18000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a shortbow on his belt. He carries with him a set of shortbows, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His tied-back hair is red. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When Roland reached his early adolescence his Human mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Roland fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 6000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 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.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has styled her auburn hair well, parting it to the right. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cecily was born on a far northern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Butcher. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 700 pp. Jasper (80 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Jet (40 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Jet (40 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Brown diamond (5000 gp). Azurite (13 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.