Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Althaea embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Many drow want her driven away; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 11000 gp. Malachite (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Coral (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a simple blue robe with white stripes complete with hood. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has brown eyes and a blue hat with a white feather.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. 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 Layabout. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Layabout for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (110 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is brown and very short. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When Ghaliver reached his early adolescence his Halfling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears a white coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. He has shaved his head bald. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 700 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 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.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a blue shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and black pants. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 73. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'11" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her hair, while still mostly dark red, has prominent grey streaks. Her black eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Hecat took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up pickaxe and armor she uses now. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and doesn't want to be a courier and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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 hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 3000 gp. Malachite (11 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Canary diamond (7000 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Jade (40 gp). Canary diamond (7000 gp).