Description: He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his greataxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His brass crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Norkruuth grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Passionate, Professionalism. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1700 gp. Violet garnet (1600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has moderate length silver hair. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. A freak accident while working with her Fisher mother left her crippled. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Debt. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 sp. Jade (40 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She is physically well-built. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is a great chef.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1100 gp. Malachite (14 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a black coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is baby faced.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Spice Merchant and was forced into it by her family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp).