Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull brown iron scale mail. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 11000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants, and carries sais. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver pearl (80 gp). Coral (80 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Sard (20 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Malachite (13 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her feathered black hat.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Baggi lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker, Athletic. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 10000 gp. Moonstone (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He wears his blonde hair down. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born in the west to a Unemployed, Bertram learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Bertram and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and expand his business

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She stands about 6'2" and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her copper crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Guard business.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Vezera was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Opinionated, Persistence. Bonds: Mentor, Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 3000 gp. Carnelian (30 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Eye agate (14 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 stocky darker skinned woman, she is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. Her hair is brown and very short. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

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

History: Born in the west to a Blacksmith, Fallthra learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Through the years after Fallthra was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Fallthra's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and to be a jeweler again

Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Black star sapphire (900 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Azurite (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 4'10" western man, he tends to wear a large blue jacket. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. 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-brother.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Peren was born on a far western mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Herbalist. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 6000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.