Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'11" and has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. 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: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Amber (160 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Halimath embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born to a Priest, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has achieved small success as a Fletcher.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 700 pp. Amethyst (150 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Jade (150 gp). Amber (150 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Rose (80 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Carpenter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1200 pp. Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Vaina was born on a far western mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Interpreter. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1100 pp. Red spinel (70 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'5" and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise silver. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He takes great joy in being the best Soapmaker in town.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He worked as a nervous Soapmaker and found it very stressful. He tends to his Soapmaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To be a Banker again; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver pearl (110 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Rose (30 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Sard (30 gp).

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His skin is also unnaturally pale. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1900 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Jade (70 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Jet (70 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Azurite (6 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His hair is red and very short. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has worked as a Miller like his mother before him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 gp. Violet garnet (1100 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Amber (70 gp). Rose (40 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Jet (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp).