Description: A 5'11" western woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a sickle on her belt. She is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Carpenter arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 7000 gp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Carnelian (40 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: This malnourished woman has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her white robe. Her black hair is wavy and long. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 2000 pp. Pink pearl (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Coral (160 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 5'3", this woman is wearing a long, white cloak. She wears her brown hair up. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Lagazi was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 6000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born in a small desert village. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Layabout and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Peridot (50 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Amber (40 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears long strands of ruby and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Erevan is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 8000 gp. Jasper (20 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 2'10" and wears professional attire. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her red hair is thinning but still full. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Painter born in the past three hundred years. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has achieved small success as a Painter.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 900 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Giselle was born on a far eastern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Marshal. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and revenge

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 6000 gp. Iolite (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Rose (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp).