Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. Aramil is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 6000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a green coat with brown slacks. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He got into the Carter business at a young age. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He tends to his Carter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jasper (50 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Onyx (50 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 a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and carries daggers. She has wavy white crest. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gifted student she started as a Knight, but she got bored and became a Sage. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 2000 gp. Violet garnet (400 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a trident on her belt. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 500 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 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). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This man wears professional attire, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He has blue eyes and a tan hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Arannis lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 9000 gp. Carnelian (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Jet (80 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Amber (80 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a white Stetson hat and white clothes. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. When Merla reached her early adolescence her Halfling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: To be a Cook again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Military, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. His hair is short and red. His black eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Greedy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1700 pp. Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Jacinth (8000 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Jasper (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.