Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a white tunic with black highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has wavy silver hair. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Seamstress they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Architect, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: PTSD, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver ewer (60 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Helja speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Religious, Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 800 pp. A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a green cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. Her crest is scarlet and very short. Her eyes are red and beady.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Thava fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 700 pp. Blue quartz (6 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Jade (120 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured and is in decent physical shape. With bright blonde hair. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She got into the Shepherd business at a young age. Through the years after Roywyn was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Roywyn's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She's also a talented Shoemaker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a ceremonial dagger on his belt. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

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 used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver ewer (10 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a brown tunic with blue highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes, and is pretty ugly. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. The war was a terrible time for him, and William does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. 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 Fortune-teller. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Fortune-teller for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new fortune-teller responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 6000 gp. Chalcedony (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 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.