Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has no hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Spice Merchant but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When Shaena reached her early adolescence her Halfling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

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. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Abalaba has worked very hard to control her curse. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Hematite (4 gp). Sard (30 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Coral (60 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a black coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Azdûsh was born the youngest of three triplets. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and doesn't want to be a weaver and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 2000 pp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Rose (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). Jet (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). White opal (800 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Sard (80 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Rose (80 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Rose (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Sard (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines silver.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Iados was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 7000 gp. Hematite (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Coral (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a white cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. After coming to the age of reason, Gell took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Amber (90 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. 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 is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Andry grew up listening to her mother's many stories. 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 became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 500 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull brown iron scale mail. His golden hair is heavily combed to the right. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Fortune-teller arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1200 pp. Black pearl (700 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Pink diamond (2000 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Jade (110 gp). Rose (30 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Rose (30 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.