Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her red hair is still thick. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

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: Gifted from a young age, Manea studied abroad. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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: Revenge; and she wants revenge against goblins

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1100 gp. Eye agate (13 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Onyx (40 gp).

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has shaved his head bald. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1600 gp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Azurite (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a green and pastel handkerchief worn on his right side. His crest is red and very short. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

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 has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Shedinn was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Mortician. 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 has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp).

Description: He has a missing left arm. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has wavy black hair. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Goroth's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1200 gp. Citrine (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.