Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'9" when asserting herself. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has blue eyes and a grey hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Mardred is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Shoemaker for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 gp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Jacinth (7000 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Moss agate (9 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He worked as a nervous Crown-heir and found it very stressful. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 8000 gp. Jade (40 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 4000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Jade (40 gp). Sard (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a axe on her belt. She keeps her red fur in a pixie cut. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Blue quartz (12 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Sard (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She wears a colorful flower in her golden hair. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born into a rich family. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she is greedy

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 8000 gp. Black pearl (1100 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Coral (150 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and red handkerchief worn on his right side. His silver hair is still thick. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He uses divination through singing.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Shepherd hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Job, Slave, Poor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jet (110 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Coral (110 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears a black shirt with thin green vertical stripes and black pants. She has slicked back red hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Sutha was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. 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: Her religion dominates her actions; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Bonds: Family, Enemies, Mentor, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1900 pp. Red garnet (140 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Jade (140 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Sard (20 gp). Coral (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). 1 Major magic item.