Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her greataxe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She wears her black fur down. Her eyes are yellow and catlike.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. 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 was born at the edge of vast forest. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1100 pp. Black pearl (1000 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Jacinth (2000 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Jasper (70 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a tan collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has dyed her greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. During her travels, Quillathe and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Quillathe discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Quillathe fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 800 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times and is in decent physical shape. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Fax was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His black eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He 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. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 300 pp. Jet (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Jet (130 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. After a long history of fighting, Sariel and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1200 pp. Silver pearl (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). White opal (400 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp).

Description: This western man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is auburn and curly. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Mozû never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 500 pp. Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (11000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a green feathered hat and green clothes. His purple hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 3000 gp.