Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She wears her red hair down. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 500 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a simple brown robe with black stripes complete with hood. Her red fur, when down, is lengthy. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Spring is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Spring was born with her mother's beautiful face. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sai.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 5000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp).

Description: This man tends to wear a large yellow jacket, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is short and chestnut. His green eyes peer out from beneath his small yellow hat.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. Eiravel enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against drow; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Hedonist, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 7000 gp. Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). White opal (700 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Rose (30 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Rose (30 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Amber (110 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Sard (30 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a red armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. She wears her blonde hair down. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Merla enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Shy, Hedonist. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 7000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her black crest is greasy and uncared for. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her druidic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, brown shirt, and white tie. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His eyes are a pleasant white.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. 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 happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Barrister arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Through the years after Melech was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Melech's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is greedy

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 9000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He sports pastel clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His orange fur is unkempt and raggedy. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Beast was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Bowyer. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 gp. Solid gold idol (700 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (20 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp).