Description: This slender woman stands about 3'4". She prefers to wear flannel. She has moderate length auburn hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: Ella is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 700 pp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her bronze crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Sensitive, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 8000 gp. Red garnet (130 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Jade (130 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She carries with her a set of greataxes, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has shaved her head bald. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born to a Shepherd, her father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Jet (120 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Jet (120 gp). Coral (120 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp).

Description: She very much looks the part of a Body Guard. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. She is baby faced.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a simple black robe with brown stripes complete with hood and is in decent physical shape. She has wavy blonde hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Murook wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... Murook is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Family, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Jet (160 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She likes to wear black tank tops with tan skirt. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her white eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Orianna hails from a village terrorized by goblins. She 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. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and money/treasure

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1000 gp. Moonstone (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Amber (70 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Jet (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp).

Description: This man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has wavy brown hair. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. A true patriot, Kilvar would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1300 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp).