Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. Some 10 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Ielenia never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 6000 gp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She is content; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 5000 gp. Jade (110 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Sard (20 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Rose (20 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is chestnut and curly. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Insane. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively, and carries monstrous two handed axes. His hair is white and very short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Interpreter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Rurik fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1500 pp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Azurite (12 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Sard (60 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Amber (140 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Amber (140 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and black handkerchief worn on his left side. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Veit was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Through the years after Veit was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Veit's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 10000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'4" and muscular, this southern woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Elama fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1600 pp. Eye agate (11 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Jade (140 gp). Pink diamond (5000 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing a long, grey cloak. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

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 a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gifted student he started as a Cartwright, but he got bored and became a Hunter. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Rose (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Rose (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.