Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears suspenders and red workpants. Her shirt is pastel, and she wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Glassblower they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Painter, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Red garnet (140 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. After coming to the age of reason, Ranala took it upon herself to study the divine 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: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a green vest and prefers brown and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, he is not a threatening figure. He wears his red crest up. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people.

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 50 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'7" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She usually wears her black robe and has her shortspear always slung over her shoulder. Her crest is rusty and curly. This red eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Farideh was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Sensitive, Impulsive, Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 25000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is typically in her Servant uniform. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Sariel lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Servant for the past few years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave, Family, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver pearl (100 gp).