Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Fortune-teller and is in decent physical shape. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Katherine alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1000 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 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 (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Tûgog lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 500 pp. Sardonyx (40 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Blue-white diamond (4000 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Coral (60 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her long gold crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 800 pp. Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a brown costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. Her cinnamon fur, when down, is lengthy. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. 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 to protect her home

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 900 pp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Sard (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Sard (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Amber (140 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp).

Description: 3'10" and muscular, this western woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her red hair is cut short. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp).

Description: He wears a green vest and prefers grey and pastel shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has styled his copper crest well, parting it to the right. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born into a rich family. His first spouse was a Engraver, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Blue quartz (6 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Banded agate (6 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.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. He has black hair. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: The child of a Tailor, who enjoyed hunting, Alex was taken on many hunting expeditions. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Alex has worked very hard to control his curse. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Forgetful. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 6000 gp. Black pearl (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Coral (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.