Description: This woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on her right hand. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is an amazing painter.

History: Katherine was born with her mother's beautiful face. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts and is in decent physical shape. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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: He got into the Miner business at a young age. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: Many goblins want him driven away; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 2000 sp. Peridot (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Obsidian (9 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a black broad hat and black clothes. He is an epitome of beauty. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.