Description: A 3'10" southern woman, she is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and tan handkerchief worn on her left side. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When Balifra reached her early adolescence her Dwarf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Crown-heir. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Crown-heir responsibilities is difficult; and to be a masseuse again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Amber (150 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Coral (150 gp). Jasper (60 gp). White opal (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Rose (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Black opal (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His fur is cut close to his head. He has gleaming, smiling yellow eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 700 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and is pretty ugly. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Carter born in the past three hundred years. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Carter. He struck the Carter job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and balancing his hectic life and new carter responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Carter

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

Possessions: Azurite (14 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Coral (130 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Amber (130 gp). Jet (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and prefers to wear pastel clothing when he does not wear armor. His red fur is smooth and relatively long. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He 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. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Rose (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Deep green spinel (70 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 woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the left. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She got into the Body Guard business at a young age. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: She's in love; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. Her head has been shaved. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Nalaed is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is a great chef.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. After coming to the age of reason, Nalaed took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 500 pp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.