Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. Her black hair is thinning but still full. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

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 also has developed a complete distrust of the Bookbinder profession.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She worked as a nervous Dyer and found it very stressful. She struck the Dyer job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. 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 keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When Balam reached his early adolescence his Tiefling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2600 gp. Citrine (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Onyx (30 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears baggy white pantaloons and a tan scarf. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Myev was born the youngest of three triplets. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is typically in his Seamstress uniform. His auburn hair is still thick. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Seamstress.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp).

Description: 6'8" and muscular, this western woman prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. Her white crest is still thick. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines red.

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 always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 900 gp. Black pearl (900 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears long strands of ruby and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Dragonborn culture. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

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. Yurk was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Military, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Black opal (800 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears bulky green painted plate armor. His crest is short and green. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 11000 cp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is long and white with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He is portly but not overly obese. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 40000 sp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Silk rope. 1 Disguise kit. 1 Magnifying glass.