Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the north were limited. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 3000 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). White opal (600 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Rose (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Jet (140 gp). Onyx (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1100 pp. Obsidian (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp).

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born in a small island village. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism, Joker. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Silver ewer (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). Gold and ruby ring (12000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: Alexandre hails from a village terrorized by drow. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 600 pp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Jade (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat, marred by teas. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 14000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He very much looks the part of a Map Maker. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. 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 a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Map Maker. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To be a Barkeep again; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Farideh was born the youngest of three triplets. 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. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp).