Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has slicked back golden hair. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Nikki was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her childhood dream was to be a Carpenter, but she was a colossal failure. She tends to her Shoemaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Shoemaker responsibilities is difficult; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 6000 gp. Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Red garnet (40 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears suspenders and tan workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Symma took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up morningstar and armor she uses now. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 pp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Amber (70 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He stands about 6'7" and wears black trousers with white and green striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His brass crest has been sun bleached extensively. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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 gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Greedy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 9000 gp. Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). White opal (700 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Malachite (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: The child of a Guard, who enjoyed hunting, Mara was taken on many hunting expeditions. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Miller. She struck the Miller job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2000 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. His clothes are grease stained in places. His auburn hair is still thick. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Eberk was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1200 pp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Jade (110 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Canary diamond (7000 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 6'5" western woman, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born in the west. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 3000 gp. White pearl (80 gp). Coral (80 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Coral (80 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Rose (30 gp).