Description: This man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is short and dark red. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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 is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 12000 gp. Rose (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Coral (70 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a white coat with red slacks, marred by beers. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. 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 wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 13000 gp. Moss agate (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Amber (140 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Jet (140 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Jade (140 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a morningstar on his belt. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Orryn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Cynical, PTSD, Insomniac. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 800 pp. Banded agate (10 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Canary diamond (2000 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp).

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a sai on her belt. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Shanairla embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. The war was a terrible time for her, and Shanairla does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Shanairla was born the youngest of three triplets. When Shanairla reached her early adolescence her Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and doesn't want to be a barrister and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his left hand. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 21000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears brown trousers with white and tan striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. 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 recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 8000 gp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Sard (40 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Amber (130 gp). Jade (130 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Jade (130 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman, and is pretty ugly. He has moderate length blue crest. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Through the years after Vrondiss was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Vrondiss's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1000 pp.