Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She dresses like a well dressed Junk Dealer does, marred by chocolates. Her blonde hair is well kept. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed blue hat.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 900 pp. Sard (70 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Malachite (15 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her brown hair is wavy and long. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Faral was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 pp. Violet garnet (600 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp).

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his morningstar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. He has silver hair. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the south were limited. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1500 pp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Iolite (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears blue trousers with white and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Halimath was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Sage work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sage work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 400 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has brown hair. His eyes are black.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Tiefling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Forgetful, Insane. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 11000 gp. Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Amber (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp).

Description: This man wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his left hand. He sports a flattop hair cut. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Blue quartz (9 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a white coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. Her hair is long and white with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Body Guard. The war was a terrible time for her, and Volen does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Volen was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She tends to her Body Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a glassblower again

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 8000 gp. Sardonyx (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Amber (80 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Jet (80 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Blue-white diamond (5000 gp). Coral (80 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Chrysoprase (20 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.