Description: She wears long strands of topaz and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Her silver eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Kallista will drive conversation. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a black collared shirt and white pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He wears his rusty crest down. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He bought a sword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 10000 cp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp).

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Quarion lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Miller and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2200 sp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'0". She is dressed in a clean red cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her hair is short and golden. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His black eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Skamos was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 500 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Gold and ruby ring (12000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. The war was a terrible time for him, and Thorin does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He got into the Slave Trader business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Assassin, but he got bored and became a Slave Trader. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Slave Trader for hire.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1600 sp. Citrine (80 gp). 2 Thunderstones.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it and is in decent physical shape. His red fur is unkempt and raggedy. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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 content.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1000 cp.