Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has wavy blonde hair. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born to a Sellsword, her father struggled to pay the bills. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Silver ewer (10 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Debt. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 10000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Priest business.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Priest hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and revenge

Ideals: Passionate, Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 11000 gp. Peridot (70 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears black painted combat armor at almost all times, and is pretty ugly. Her red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 11000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Sard (80 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a yellow tunic with tan highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around her shoes. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Elama embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. 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: Elama was born the youngest of three triplets. She dropped out of school to support her sick father, and resented it. After a long history of fighting, Elama and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she is greedy

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 8000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He sports a flattop hair cut. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Gennal never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and revenge

Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 3000 gp. Citrine (50 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Jet (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Black opal (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her quarterstaff with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, she is not a threatening figure. Her tied-back hair is black. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 5000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.