Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. Her red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ella was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She worked as a nervous Spy and found it very stressful. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Coral (80 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Jacinth (7000 gp). Sard (70 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Rose (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Clear bright green emerald (7000 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Fire opal (900 gp).

Description: He wears violet painted combat armor at almost all times. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 800 pp. White pearl (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Coral (60 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'6" when asserting himself. His blue crest is thinning but still full. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Patrin has worked very hard to control his curse. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1200 pp. Golden pearl (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Moonstone (70 gp).

Description: An older woman who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is red and very short. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is obsessed with her god.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 700 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A small bag of saffron. (40 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and very much looks the part of a Junk Dealer. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Eran was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Junk Dealer for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 7000 gp. Sard (70 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Coral (60 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She keeps her silver hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Chenna never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 11000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a hunchback. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Gimgen wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he wants revenge against goblins

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp.