Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing a long, green cloak. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Iados was born the youngest of three triplets. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: A rival would like him out of the picture; and dragonborn compassion

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This woman typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This eastern man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His clothes are grease stained in places. His yellow fur is greasy and uncared for. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Through the years after Emerald was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Emerald's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Server

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is obsessed with her god.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Coral (110 gp).

Description: She wears professional attire. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Sporting a red mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Flaws: Emotional, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her crest, while still mostly scarlet, has prominent grey streaks. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

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. A true patriot, Kava would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 100 sp. Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Stableman arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is his passion; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has done her best to style her brass crest to look like a famous performer. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Gifted from a young age, Tatyan studied abroad. She worked as a nervous Marshal and found it very stressful. She has achieved small success as a Marshal.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and to be a architect again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 310 gp.