Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has moderate length chestnut hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Nurkara is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Nurkara is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nurkara grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears dull red sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed longsword, just in case. Her golden hair is wavy and long. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Orc culture. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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: Balancing her hectic life and new Jeweler responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Addict, Racist. Bonds: Job, Military, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She has no hair. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Elysande was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a brown coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He sports a flattop hair cut. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Hugh was born on a far western plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Seamstress. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 320 pp. White pearl (160 gp). Jade (160 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Zircon (70 gp).

Description: He wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He got into the Bellfounder business at a young age. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.