Description: This eastern woman wears baggy grey pantaloons and a white scarf. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born to a Fisher, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Performer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Katherine and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and many goblins want her driven away

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 12000 gp. Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Rose (80 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Laborer for hire.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 8000 gp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length white hair. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Therai was born the youngest of three triplets. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Family, Attractive. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 pp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp).

Description: A 5'5" eastern man, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull brown iron scale mail. He has moderate length dark red hair. His skin is flawless and his black eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in the east to a Animal Trainer, Marbas learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jasper (30 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Sard (30 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Fire opal (800 gp).

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a club on his belt. He is physically well-built. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He takes great joy in being the best Priest in town.

History: Galinndan lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Priest. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and balancing his hectic life and new priest responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1000 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. She wears her white crest up. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Glassblower arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 9000 gp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Azurite (9 gp).

Description: This man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has wavy blonde hair. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

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. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he is greedy

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Violet garnet (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.