Description: This late middle aged man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants and is in decent physical shape. He wears his auburn hair down. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. Baern is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Baern lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Rose (30 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears suspenders and yellow workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time. He has a hunchback. His white hair is cut short. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. Through the years after Aelar was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Aelar's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. 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 he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Gold and ruby ring (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She is a Yochlol in disguise. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. After a long history of fighting, Nora and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 8000 gp. Gold music box (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears baggy tan pantaloons and a blue scarf. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Through the years after Maiathah was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Maiathah's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 8000 gp. Aquamarine (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Jade (80 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). White opal (600 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a green wide-brimmed hat and green clothes. She wears her brown hair down. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Vapula was born the youngest of three triplets. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and doesn't want to be a soapmaker and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Religious, Guardian. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 3000 gp. Fire opal (1600 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is dressed in a clean red cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a seamstress and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 6000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has wavy chestnut hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is an amazing painter.

History: Aust was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 10000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). 1 Major magic item.