Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a red vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her red boots flare out at the collars. Her auburn hair is long and unkept. She has gray eyes and a red hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the east. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 4000 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). White opal (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His clothes are grease stained in places. His red fur is unkempt and raggedy. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. He has green eyes and a grey hat with a green feather.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Bertram embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born into a rich family. A gifted student he started as a Engraver, but he got bored and became a Barkeep. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, In love. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 7000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats, and is pretty ugly. Her gold crest is still thick. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 Guard. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black opal (1000 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Obsidian (15 gp).

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with grey slacks. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Bricklayer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1200 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy purple stubble. She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. She has a hunchback. Her hair is purple and curly. Her eyes are likewise white. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born into a rich family. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she is greedy

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Debt. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the left. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Nalaed was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Job, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 11000 gp. Amber (60 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Canary diamond (4000 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.