Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He sports a flattop fur cut. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shifting grew up listening to his father's many stories. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Fletcher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 6000 gp. Red garnet (140 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with yellow colored cloaks and clothing. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Aelar was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has achieved small success as a Courier.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver ewer (80 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (80 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a green coat. Her green crest has been sun bleached extensively. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Perra is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the west to a Barkeep, Perra learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has worked as a Barkeep like her mother before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Barkeep responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 600 pp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Oriel hails from a village terrorized by orcs. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the east were limited. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Enemies, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 8000 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has a long auburn ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has brown eyes.

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 does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Carter father left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: He wears pastel leather gloves, a pastel jacket, and tight pants. He sports a flattop fur cut. His yellow eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Revenge; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Addict, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 5000 gp. Red spinel (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Amber (160 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Rose (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Azurite (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.