Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'7" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is renowned for her bright violet dresses and hats. She sports red long hair. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Elves in Elama's homeland. Elama decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. After a long history of fighting, Elama and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 sp. Banded agate (7 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 6'0". He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He got into the Blacksmith business at a young age. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature ceremonial dagger.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1300 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a yellow collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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 disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. 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: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Military, Rich, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 29000 cp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'5". She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. With bright red hair. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Interpreter. She struck the Interpreter job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new interpreter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Religious, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 11000 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.