Description: This late middle aged woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it and is in decent physical shape. Her black hair is braided into rings. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her first spouse was a Shoemaker, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and regain custody of her son

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a fancy black suit. He wears his brown hair up. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 9000 gp. Aquamarine (1200 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Iolite (70 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He keeps his long white crest kept up in a rat tail. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Norkruuth was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 600 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (90 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She is an epitome of beauty. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Lidda was born with her father's beautiful face. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Lidda never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1600 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His cinnamon fur is matted, messy, and big. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 7000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her grey robe. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His yellow fur is still thick. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 11000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).