Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears skinny pants and wears a brown and green robe with the hood down. She has moderate length black hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to be a painter again

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He is wearing a long, green cloak. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His white crest is knotted and matted. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Ildrex lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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. 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: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Family, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 5000 gp. Eye agate (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and is pretty ugly. His orange fur is still thick. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Jade was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 11000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Rose (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Sard (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His fur is red, silky, and of moderate length. His skin is flawless and his yellow eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Quick embodies much of what other species detest in the Tabaxis. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Quick was born with his father's beautiful face. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1500 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'11" and wears tattered old clothes. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Jeweler who has hired him part-time. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born to a Laborer, his father struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1100 pp. Moss agate (14 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who tends to wear a large pastel jacket. She has no fur. Her copper eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Sage work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sage work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She tends to her Sage job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To be a Mercenary again.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a green vest and prefers white and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He sports a flattop hair cut. He is baby faced.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He got into the Ruler business at a young age. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Ruler for hire.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Jet (60 gp). Sard (20 gp). Jet (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Iolite (20 gp). 1 Major magic item.