Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She wears her blonde hair down. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

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. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears tattered old clothes. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Ralf was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Secretive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2000 gp. Citrine (20 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Amber (160 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her white hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are white and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in the north to a Spy, Ishte learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother 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 mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 5000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is black and curly. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. The war was a terrible time for her, and Jarana does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Sensitive, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1800 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His fur is brown and curly. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Cask was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Gardener. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a worn and beaten armor. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Ekemon's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Ekemon has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1000 pp. Solid gold idol (500 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Soapmaker. She tends to her Soapmaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Military, Slave. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 16000 gp. Azurite (7 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.