Description: She is in excellent shape and typically wears violet cloth garments or leather armor. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Valanthe will drive conversation. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when she was still a young child. The gnolls captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2000 gp. Emerald (400 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Azurite (7 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is dressed in an above average manner. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Soapmaker who has hired her part-time. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Mella hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Her first spouse was a Painter, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Painter they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Soapmaker, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 900 pp. A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his monstrous two handed axe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a very tight haircut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Bonds: Family, Slave, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 3900 pp. Jet (70 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Sard (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has moderate length brown hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She saw the violence of war and the aftermath so she converted to religion and dedicated herself to non-violence.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insomniac, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 9000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. His rusty crest is braided into rings. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. 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 Merchant. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Merchant.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a spice merchant again

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep green spinel (80 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Jade (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears just a black suit and is in decent physical shape. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 12000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears bulky tan painted plate armor. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, 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: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is content

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1000 gp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Canary diamond (3000 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Rose (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Amber (80 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). White pearl (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.