Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Althaea was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gifted student she started as a Engraver, but she got bored and became a Mayor. She has achieved small success as a Mayor.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 800 gp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Sard (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'3" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has slicked back golden hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter.

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 27000 sp. Iolite (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length blue hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. After months of barely getting by, Nirgel managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a sword on her belt. She wears her brown hair down. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Buvvie fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1600 gp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She tends to wear a large blue jacket. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 170 gp. Amethyst (60 gp). 1 Half-Plate.