Description: 4'10" and muscular, this northern woman is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Engraver business.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. He is portly but not overly obese. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Naeris was born the youngest of three triplets. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 gp. White opal (800 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a sword on his belt. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He is baby faced.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Tomi was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with red colored cloaks and clothing. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His tied-back hair is blonde. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her black hair is knotted and matted. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp).

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She carries with her a set of quarterstaffs on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Sumnes was born with her mother's beautiful face. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 9000 sp. Moss agate (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp).

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gaaki studied abroad. Her parents enrolled her in a Warrior school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Terse, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 pp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Sard (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp).

Description: She stands about 3'5" and wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a rapier on her belt. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Simple lock. 1 Hourglass. 1 Good lock. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her black hair is knotted and matted. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. 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, Anakis is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.