Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, brown shirt, and blue tie. She wears her white hair up. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Salanop is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Salanop was born the youngest of three triplets. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1200 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 4'10" western woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. 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: Syllin lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Onyx (40 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Blue-white diamond (3000 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Jade (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Jet (110 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Sard (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and usually wears his black robe and has his lance always slung over his shoulder. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rose (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Eye agate (12 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: She prefers to wear violet pants and tee shirts, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'1" when asserting herself. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Cecily was born on a far southern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Blacksmith. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Blue-white diamond (4000 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 700 pp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Jet (100 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Sard (60 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. His hair is golden and curly. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Vlorn liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 12000 gp. Jasper (80 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Richard was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1100 pp. Alexandrite (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.