Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has a very tight haircut. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Nazdûg hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Clear bright green emerald (4000 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp).

Description: She wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'11" when asserting herself. Her tied-back hair is silver. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Helen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a glassblower again

Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1700 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp).

Description: He wears dull grey sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed mace, just in case. His hair is long and brown with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gifted student he started as a Performer, but he got bored and became a Sellsword. He has worked as a Sellsword like his father before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. His clothes are grease stained in places. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are gold.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. 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 mother. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 gp. Star ruby (1000 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Clear bright green emerald (5000 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Jet (60 gp). Coral (60 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Sailor. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Zircon (30 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Sard (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Brown diamond (2000 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Banded agate (13 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Jade (90 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing a long, black cloak. She wears a colorful flower in her silver crest. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her red eyes.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. 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: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black pearl (900 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Amber (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.