Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. She has done her best to style her purple hair to look like a famous performer. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady white eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shax grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1600 pp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Obsidian (11 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman usually wears her blue robe and has her kukri always slung over her shoulder. She has moderate length black hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Dyer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 8000 gp. Eye agate (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Rose (20 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is typically in her Stableman uniform. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Bune hails from a village terrorized by goblins. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 6000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (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: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She is physically well-built. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She is a Server first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Server but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 700 pp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She keeps her black fur in a flapper bob. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. A gifted student she started as a Painter, but she got bored and became a Engraver. She's also a talented Painter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 pp. Onyx (20 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Moonstone (20 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears a violet costume with the symbols of luck on her torso, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. 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: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Poor, Debt. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Jet (120 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Eridred is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Eridred was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 2000 gp. Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp).