Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. She has dyed her greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'9". He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His parents enrolled him in a Paladin school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 pp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. His first spouse was a Courier, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. 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: To reunite with his absent father; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Terse, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 5000 sp. Moss agate (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 300 gp.