Description: This late middle aged woman prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor and is in decent physical shape. Her gray fur is singed and shortened. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are copper.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is a great chef.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Smoking alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2000 gp. Alexandrite (300 gp). White opal (700 gp). Sard (30 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Canary diamond (6000 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Coral (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 3'0", this woman wears red painted combat armor at almost all times. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. The war was a terrible time for her, and Blossom does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When Blossom 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's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Moss agate (16 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His head has been shaved. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Erevan is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Bloodstone (80 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Amber (120 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Jacinth (8000 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp).

Description: 4'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Guard born in the past three hundred years. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Alexandrite (400 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Onyx (30 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Jade (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp).

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has slicked back chestnut hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Tawar lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears professional attire. His chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Lucan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and balancing his hectic life and new ploughman responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 8000 gp. Jasper (80 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Sard (80 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Jet (110 gp). Rose (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Sard (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Peridot (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His ears are large.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.