Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. With wild auburn hair. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Balifra speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Ruler arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her ears are large.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. 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: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Adventurer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and half-orc compassion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears baggy black pantaloons and a white scarf. He is physically well-built. His silver hair is cut short. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1400 sp. Deep green spinel (110 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Gifted from a young age, Miles studied abroad. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 220 gp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: He wears dull tan sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed axe, just in case. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears long strands of jet and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Peter was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Laborer. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a black vest and prefers white and tan shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her white eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Nija alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has worked as a Seamstress like her father before her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who usually wears his green robe and has his mace always slung over his shoulder. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Melech was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable, Extrovert. Bonds: Military, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a simple brown robe with blue stripes complete with hood. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: Dariff wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Dariff has worked very hard to control her curse. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She's in love; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 150 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.