Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, marred by chocolates. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 9000 gp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 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). Gold music box (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is a great chef.

History: Stacee lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. 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: Wants to open a new tavern; and doesn't want to be a beggar and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 10000 gp. Eye agate (9 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Hematite (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 3'1", this man wears long strands of amber and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He tends to his Carter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To be a Ruler again.

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 7000 gp. Fire opal (1500 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Miner they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Priest, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 11000 gp. Chalcedony (60 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp).

Description: She wears a green vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her green boots flare out at the collars, and she perpetually has her spear ready. She has moderate length rusty crest. She has red eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kava fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. White pearl (50 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Hugolina was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Hugolina took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up crossbow and armor she uses now. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has slicked back brown hair. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Soapmaker who has hired her part-time. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Baker. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Baker; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 7000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Jacinth (7000 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Amber (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.