Description: A moderately attractive woman, she prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a Merchant first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Volen was born with her father's beautiful face. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She wants revenge against giants; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Tourmaline (40 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Jet (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Clear bright green emerald (6000 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Pink pearl (40 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: She prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. She keeps her long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 7000 gp. Aquamarine (700 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). White pearl (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is mildly Halfling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Gormogord is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-elven people

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 gp. Citrine (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a yellow costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are gray.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Servant. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Slave. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black pearl (800 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His hair is golden and very short. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the east. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Erdan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 500 pp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Peridot (20 gp). White opal (500 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). White pearl (160 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her rusty crest is heavily combed to the right. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Sard (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). White opal (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He is portly but not overly obese. He sports a flattop hair cut. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 3000 gp. Amethyst (50 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Jade (50 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Jet (50 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Coral (50 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Onyx (30 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.