Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a red costume with the symbols of strength on her torso. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. A friendly and beautiful Human, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Agatha hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Ruler work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ruler work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Ruler for the past few years.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Enemies, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel, and he perpetually has his mace ready. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is an amazing painter.

History: Manfred was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When Manfred reached his early adolescence his Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has worked as a Knight like his father before him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Job, Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 gp. Banded agate (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. She is portly but not overly obese. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. After coming to the age of reason, Adelaide took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Revenge; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Aquamarine (1300 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears his chestnut hair up. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Nicholas hails from a village terrorized by illithids. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. 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 wants revenge against illithids; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Secretive, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Minor magic item.