Description: This malnourished man sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His dark red hair is heavily combed to the right. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Astar was born the youngest of three triplets. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Family, Slave. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 7000 gp. Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a white costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. Her black hair is lengthy. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Brakka hails from a village terrorized by drow. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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 made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 12000 gp. Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Blue diamond (3000 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Tanner. He has moderate length brown hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Melech was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Tanner. He struck the Tanner job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 11000 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). Amber (70 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Sard (70 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Coral (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has no crest. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 12000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a hunchback. His red hair is braided into rings. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Aldous alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he wants revenge against brigands

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 8000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small grey clips. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Egelina enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Architect. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Architect.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 9000 gp. Violet garnet (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Pink diamond (7000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He carries with him a set of hammers, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has moderate length chestnut hair. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Lûgdash was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item.