Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She wears her brown hair up. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). She's also a talented Miner, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jasper (60 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Malachite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a flail on her belt. Her blue crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her eyes are red.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Chassath was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age her mother died while driving off some giants. Her father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in flail use. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 3000 gp. Iolite (70 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 3'2". He wears just a white suit, and his gloved hand is found clutching a halberd. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker white hat.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Fletcher and was forced into it by his family; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 8000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a simple blue robe with red stripes complete with hood. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Fonkin's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. His black hair is cut short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Chay is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. Chay was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Navigator. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1200 pp. Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Amber (140 gp). Jet (140 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). White pearl (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He dresses like a well dressed Gardener does. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He sports a flattop hair cut. He is baby faced.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Arnold will drive conversation. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He got into the Gardener business at a young age. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He's also a talented Map Maker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and expand his business

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1200 pp. Bloodstone (60 gp). White opal (400 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. Her beige fur is still thick. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

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 however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Bookbinder. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and balancing her hectic life and new bookbinder responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Onyx (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Emerald (1400 gp).