Description: This tall, slender woman wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Emerald grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Emerald. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 700 gp. Violet garnet (600 gp). Carnelian (80 gp).

Description: She wears professional attire. She carries with her a set of maces on her belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Quespa fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Rock crystal (80 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Holy water.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull black iron scale mail. He is portly but not overly obese. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is mildly Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Human activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Human doctor. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Human compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 210 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1000 gp. Coral (150 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears suspenders and blue workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his right hand. His red hair is heavily combed to the right. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Addict, Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1400 gp. Solid gold idol (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her long blonde hair reaches down to her waist. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has worked as a Herbalist like her mother before her.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her white robe. Her hair is red and very short. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Weaver work with an outfit from a few towns over. Weaver work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again; and balancing her hectic life and new weaver responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently the stress of being a Unemployed has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shortbows and daggers. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His black eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed green hat.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Scribe but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family One day when Morthos was young, his father was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his father dropped to the ground dead. His father had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Morthos was heart-stricken from the event, and his mother started working long hours to provde for them. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 17000 gp. Red garnet (60 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Blue-white diamond (7000 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Coral (60 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). 1 Major magic item.