Description: This man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his right hand. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Persistence, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is short and auburn. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Amber (60 gp). Amber (60 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Jade (60 gp). Jade (60 gp). Pink diamond (8000 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Hematite (13 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 7000 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 plain young-adult woman, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Torgga grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. After a long history of fighting, Torgga and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To protect her home; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears long strands of jet and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Stableman arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1900 pp. Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, violet shirt, and grey tie. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Solomon hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Solomon's homeland. Solomon decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 600 pp. Black pearl (700 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Coral (70 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Sard (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Jade (70 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Banded agate (7 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: He has a missing left leg. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His brown fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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. After a long history of fighting, Jade and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chalcedony (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp).