Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. She has slicked back golden hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 4000 gp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Jet (150 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Malachite (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is dressed in earthy colors with a red and black handkerchief worn on her right side. She has shaved her head bald. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

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. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Knight for the past few years.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 10000 gp. Moss agate (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Jade (60 gp). Sard (20 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. With wild blonde hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Naivara has worked very hard to control her curse. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Jade (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Jet (150 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a Merchant first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Gerard lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and doesn't want to be a merchant and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 4000 gp. Amber (160 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Jet (160 gp).

Description: She wears a fancy brown dress. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has done her best to style her red fur to look like a famous performer. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Three embodies much of what other species detest in the Tabaxis. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Three was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. After a long history of fighting, Three and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 6000 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Peridot (40 gp). White opal (600 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Sard (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears an entirely brown suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and is pretty ugly. He wears his yellow fur up. He has yellow eyes and a brown hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Shifting is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a glassblower again

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 900 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.