Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Faral isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rose (80 gp). Jet (40 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Jet (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her head has been shaved. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Valida enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Baker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To protect her home.

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Guardian, Poor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2000 gp. Malachite (5 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Sard (60 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Sard (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Rose (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Coral (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp).

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her fur is brown and curly. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. 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 served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp).

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Bricklayer does. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his halberd, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines white.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Bricklayer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Mormo grew up listening to his mother's many stories. A gifted student he started as a Laborer, but he got bored and became a Bricklayer. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to be a laborer again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 8000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a brown coat over a pastel low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He got into the Crown-heir business at a young age. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Crown-heir. He has achieved small success as a Crown-heir.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Crown-heir responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 8000 gp. Coral (90 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Rose (30 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears dull brown sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed falchion, just in case. She has wavy lavender fur. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length black hair. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Carter. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Jak lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Miner, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He struck the Carter job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Revenge; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 600 pp. Alexandrite (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.