Description: The dark-skinned man stands 2'11" and is wearing a long, red cloak. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A small bag of saffron. (40 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a red vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his red boots flare out at the collars, and is pretty ugly. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He got into the Knight business at a young age. Bucklal abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He's also a talented Apothecary, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Zircon (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Rose (50 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Malachite (5 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Coral (40 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. Her brown hair is wavy and long. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her feathered white hat.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Nikki will drive conversation. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. A freak accident while working with her Servant mother left her crippled. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 8000 gp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). White opal (800 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is dressed in earthy colors with a green and tan handkerchief worn on her left side. Her blue crest is unkempt and raggedy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Jheri was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Shepherd hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Adventurer, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 8000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Silver ewer (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'2" when asserting herself. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Slave Trader but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Ilanis never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

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

Ideals: Passionate, Pacifist. Bonds: Rich, Nature, In love. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'6". She typically wears violet cloth garments or leather armor, and her gloved hand is found clutching a warhammer. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Ahinar's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp).

Description: She stands about 4'7" and wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her fur is brown, silky, and of moderate length. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 57. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 pp. Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.