Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 4'11" and wears yellow leather gloves, a yellow jacket, and tight pants. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. The family's rival house kidnapped her sister with the intent that her sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 500 pp. Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Jade (140 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she very much looks the part of a Seamstress. Her hair is white and curly. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Seamstress. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 10000 gp. Hematite (11 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. She carries a battered lance and tarnished halberd as well. Her long red hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: Volen hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Volen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 10000 gp. Deep green spinel (150 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Peridot (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her ceremonial dagger with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has no hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Quelenna was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 4000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears dark leathers with embroidery. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He bought a bow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1100 pp. Rose (40 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Jet (120 gp). Amber (120 gp). Sard (40 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Jade (120 gp). Coral (120 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp).

Description: An older woman who is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is short and white. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1800 pp. Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (9000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'9" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His tied-back hair is blonde. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. 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: Eiravel was born the youngest of three triplets. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp).