Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, and carries axes. She has scarlet crest. Her ears are large.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gilkass fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1100 sp. Black pearl (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a simple brown robe with red stripes complete with hood. She has done her best to style her blonde hair to look like a famous performer. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2000 gp. Pink pearl (150 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Sard (80 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Emerald (900 gp).

Description: This man dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with white slacks. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his right hand. He wears his blue hair down. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Tailor. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Blue sapphire (500 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears baggy tan pantaloons and a white scarf. He sports a flattop hair cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A 6'1" northern man, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears a colorful flower in his dark red hair. His black eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

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 remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Addict, Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 3000 gp. Iolite (50 gp). Amber (120 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp).