Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull black iron scale mail. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Mara was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Performer and was forced into it by her family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 7000 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears bulky violet painted plate armor. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Sariel was born on a far western desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Dyer. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 12000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears tattered old clothes. Her blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Tiefling culture. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in the north to a Ploughman, Oda learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Tiefling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tiefling doctor. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Tiefling compassion; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Gold and ruby ring (12000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'5". She very much looks the part of a Tailor. Her white hair is lengthy. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. 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: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Katherine was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Katherine abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She tends to her Tailor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Bonds: Job, Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp).

Description: 4'7" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She likes to wear brown tank tops with red skirt. She has a very tight haircut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 7. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. 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 blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 3000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (70 gp).

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Dain lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Dain was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Weaver. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 11000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has a hunchback. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His white eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is mildly Tiefling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and half-elven compassion

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Military, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 3000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 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.