Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 40 gp. Red-brown spinel (140 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His black fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 4000 cp. 4 Holy water.

Description: She has a large pastel mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe, and she perpetually has her sai ready. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her yellow eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 40 pp. Sard (80 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and white handkerchief worn on her left side, marred by beers. She is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around her ears. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Military. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Eran lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Sculptor, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He carries with him a set of monstrous two handed axes, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Gardain is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gardain grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: A 5'0" western woman, she is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: Egelina speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. The war was a terrible time for her, and Egelina does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: 4'10" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her chestnut hair is cut short. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. 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 struck the Spy job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 270 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp).

Description: An older man who wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, he is not a threatening figure. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

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 lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born in the west to a Engraver, Pelaios learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. After a long history of fighting, Pelaios and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp. Banded agate (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Jade (50 gp).