Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Doctor mother left her crippled. 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. Hlin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Eye agate (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Citrine (20 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has done his best to style his copper crest to look like a famous performer. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Ghesh was born the youngest of three triplets. His first spouse was a Healer, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Soapmaker and was forced into it by his family; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 3000 gp. Banded agate (7 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp).

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying east to reunite her family. After a long history of fighting, Eva and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 7000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp).

Description: She is typically in her Knight uniform, and she perpetually has her sword ready. She has styled her lavender fur well, parting it to the left. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Seven was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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. 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. Seven fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 gp. Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Sard (20 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Jet (60 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Alexandrite (1500 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.

Description: This woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her right hand. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She worked as a nervous Fisher and found it very stressful. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fisher.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and expand her business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a yellow tunic with blue highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Dyer and was forced into it by her family; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Bloodstone (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Blue-white diamond (5000 gp). Coral (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.