Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has a very tight haircut. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 4000 gp. Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 800 pp. Blue quartz (10 gp). Jade (150 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy purple stubble. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a hunchback. He has styled his purple hair well, parting it to the right. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Pelaios never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, In love. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2000 pp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has shaved her head bald. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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 raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Fisher arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She's in love; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 2000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (8000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he usually wears his brown robe and has his ceremonial dagger always slung over his shoulder. His brown hair is singed and shortened. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Alberich was born the youngest of three triplets. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 18000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 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 (10 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a white shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and red pants. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 7000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 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 (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Marbas lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has achieved small success as a Cook.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 600 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.