Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her black hair is knotted and matted. She has a dull look in her silver eyes.

Personality: Markosian is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. 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: She's repulsed by the PC; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 40 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his right hand. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length black fur. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Emerald was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has wavy white hair. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. Oda is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the west. After coming to the age of reason, Oda took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: She is typically in her Banker uniform, and she perpetually has her mace ready. She has wavy white hair. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. 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. She has worked as a Banker like her mother before her.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to be a mercenary again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has dyed his greying black fur a little too much giving a sharp black color. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his copper eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Windy was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 sp. Jasper (40 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a black tunic with green highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Ratbag is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: The child of a Tailor, who enjoyed hunting, Ratbag was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur, Logical, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a blue shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and brown pants. She is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around her ears. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dalaba fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She is an epitome of beauty. Her brown hair is wavy and long. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Lidda fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears bulky brown painted plate armor. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Carpenter but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Disciplined, Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 260 gp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.