Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Ranala was born with her mother's beautiful face. In her 15th 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 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'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His black hair is braided into rings. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Shágflak was born the youngest of three triplets. Through the years after Shágflak was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Shágflak's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Adventurer they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Fletcher, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Moss agate (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. His brown fur is lengthy. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Quick was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He became a Butcher soon after.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Sensitive, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 500 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His beige fur is braided into rings. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is a great chef.

History: He got into the Body Guard business at a young age. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Body Guard for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Body Guard responsibilities is difficult; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Violet garnet (1000 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is red and very short. He has green eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Erky was born on a far southern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Scribe. He became a Scribe soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new scribe responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 7000 gp. Eye agate (9 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Sard (30 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Azurite (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern man tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His clothes are grease stained in places. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His ears are large.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Architect hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her white hair is knotted and matted. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 7000 gp. Sardonyx (40 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Moss agate (15 gp).