Description: This malnourished man is renowned for his bright pastel suits and hats. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His half smiles and copper eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Secretive, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 10000 gp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Rose (40 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Jet (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 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. Her green crest is greasy and uncared for. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 3000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'7" and wears tattered old clothes. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 500 pp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Sard (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'9" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a tan vest and prefers white and violet shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her black hair is heavily combed to the left. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. A true patriot, Phann would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born into a rich family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 8000 gp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Pink diamond (3000 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp).

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He is physically well-built. He has a very tight haircut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born in the east. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longsword.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 7000 gp. Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Zircon (40 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. His green eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker red hat.

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 the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Fargas was born the youngest of three triplets. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a shipwright and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Black pearl (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Coral (150 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Rose (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.