Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He tends to wear a large green jacket. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His crest, while still mostly scarlet, has prominent grey streaks. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Ghesh's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. 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 being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: The child of a Seamstress, who enjoyed hunting, Silaqui was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 150 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who is dressed in an above average manner. Her copper crest is knotted and matted. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born in the north. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Hillanot never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, In love, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Good lock.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She carries with her a set of crossbows, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Dwarves in Barbena's homeland. Barbena decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her brown hair is long and unkept. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: 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; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 6000 cp. White pearl (130 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'5". He wears a brown shirt, with a grey mid length shorts with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His tied-back hair is brown. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and is pretty ugly. She has dyed her greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Tyna hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Her parents were killed by brigands in a raid when she was still a young child. The brigands captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and many brigands want her driven away

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1000 cp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp).

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a green vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her green boots flare out at the collars. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her scarlet crest is matted, messy, and big. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Blendaeth was born on a far northern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Crown-heir. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Coral (160 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His hair is chestnut and very short. His white eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. 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 daughter.

History: Paymon was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Family, Attractive. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Zircon (40 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp).