Description: He is a husky man, who wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his broad blue hat.

Personality: He hates Gnomes with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Qualen was born on a far western desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Mortician. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 40 gp. Amethyst (110 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her black hair is knotted and matted. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She dropped out of school to support her sick father, and resented it. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, In love, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears white trousers with brown and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Eldeth was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Marshal. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She wears a colorful flower in her auburn hair. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. Volen enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has achieved small success as a Marshal.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and balancing her hectic life and new marshal responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 200 gp. Banded agate (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Onyx (30 gp).

Description: She has a missing left arm. She is wearing a long, brown cloak. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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 will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 70 gp. Moss agate (6 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she prefers to wear flannel. Her hair is short and red. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. 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: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears pastel robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a axe, but if one is not available she will default to her trident. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has no fur. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears yellow trousers with green and red striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Hadwisa 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. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Hadwisa hails from a village terrorized by goblins. 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 Ruler. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and balancing her hectic life and new ruler responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.