Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Semyaza lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Sage work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sage work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. 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: Further expansion of business; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 900 pp. Banded agate (12 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a simple green robe with tan stripes complete with hood. He has dyed his greying gold crest a little too much giving a sharp gold color. His ears are large.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Heskan was born the youngest of three triplets. His parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when he was still a young child. The gnolls captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Passionate, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Jade (130 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Jasper (30 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a brown wide-brimmed hat and brown clothes and is in decent physical shape. Her white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has worked as a Ruler like her father before her.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Violet garnet (500 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Amber (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Rose (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Coral (160 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Jade (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, brown shirt, and white tie. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are white and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Modean was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 16000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his lance with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His silver hair is still thick. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. 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 a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. 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'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, In love, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Red spinel (60 gp).

Description: He very much looks the part of a Merchant, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'4" when asserting himself. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length gold crest. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Merchant. He struck the Merchant job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 8000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born to a Junk Dealer, her father struggled to pay the bills. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Brown diamond (3000 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Sard (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Amber (90 gp). Jade (90 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.