Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. Her ears are large.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Ekk was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (5000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Map Maker who has hired her part-time. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 9000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered north to less war torn lands. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Navigator. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she has a crush on the local navigator

Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Guardian, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 14000 gp. Gold cup set with emeralds (5000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Joker, Logical, Artistic. Bonds: Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 5000 gp. Amber (50 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Blue diamond (3000 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears an entirely blue suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She sports black long hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born into a rich family. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 8000 gp. Tourmaline (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Banded agate (12 gp).

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. She wears her white fur up. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears baggy blue pantaloons and a violet scarf. She wears her chestnut hair down. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Tenena hails from a village terrorized by illithids. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Tenena was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 7000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.