Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a sickle on her belt. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. 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. Nora fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to protect her home

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Guardian, Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Coral (100 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp).

Description: 5'3" and muscular, this western man wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Thomas wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He worked as a nervous Marshal and found it very stressful. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. Burto enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Burto hails from a village terrorized by giants. 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 tends to his Miller job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it.

Flaws: Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Sard (70 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Coral (60 gp). Jasper (70 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'9". She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. Her hair is white and very short. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. After coming to the age of reason, Kali took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 7000 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Amber (160 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman tends to wear a large red jacket, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Stacee alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Guardian, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 pp. Red garnet (80 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 4'11" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He sports violet clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He got into the Interpreter business at a young age. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Interpreter for hire.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 12000 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Coral (160 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Clear bright green emerald (4000 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp).

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Brewer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). 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 obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jet (140 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Amber (140 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Jacinth (2000 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp).