Description: She wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. Her blue crest is smooth and relatively long. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Zircon (80 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp).

Description: She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered green stockings, and carries scythes. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. After a long history of fighting, Ermina and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people; and dwarven compassion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: This man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Zephan lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He worked as a nervous Mercenary and found it very stressful. He's also a talented Servant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Religious, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 500 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. She carries with her a set of scimitars, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has auburn hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Amber (80 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Sard (50 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears an entirely pastel suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His cinnamon fur is still thick. His yellow eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Emerald 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. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Moss agate (10 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 6'5", this man prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. His hair is dark red and curly. His black eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has worked as a Laborer like his mother before him.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 600 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (12000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 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 (30 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He tends to wear a violet poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the east were limited. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Coral (80 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.