Description: This dark-skinned female is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Orc culture. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Mercenary arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Mercenary. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mercenary responsibilities is difficult; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Malachite (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Jet (70 gp). Jade (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Sard (20 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, brown shirt, and red tie. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is short and blonde. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Huru wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Butcher arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1700 pp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with yellow colored cloaks and clothing. His golden hair is still thick. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 6000 gp. Zircon (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Coral (40 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Coral (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Joker, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 2000 gp. Red garnet (130 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears dark leathers with embroidery, and is pretty ugly. Her brass crest has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (12000 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.

Description: A 4'10" western woman, she wears a pastel shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and violet pants. She wears her lavender fur up. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. 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: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Shifting never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: To be a Masseuse again; and expand her business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jasper (70 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). White opal (700 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Jet (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a white coat with brown slacks. She is portly but not overly obese. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are likewise copper. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 700 pp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Jet (160 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Blue diamond (2000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp).