Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1000 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a black small hat and black clothes. Her bronze crest is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Dyer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Dyer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She struck the Dyer job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He got into the Layabout business at a young age. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He became a Layabout soon after.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears long strands of ruby and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her fur, while still mostly beige, has prominent grey streaks. Her copper eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Flaws: Terse, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 7000 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Rose (70 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Jet (130 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Red spinel (130 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and is pretty ugly. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nalral fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane, Fearful. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 3000 gp. Moonstone (40 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. He has no hair. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Thamior is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Jade (70 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). White pearl (70 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she prefers to wear pastel clothing when she does not wear armor. She has moderate length cinnamon fur. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

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 enjoys reading and quiet.

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. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 7000 gp. Obsidian (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Clear bright green emerald (7000 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp).