Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 800 pp. Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears long strands of opal and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He got into the Mercenary business at a young age. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Mercenary for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Mercenary responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 8000 gp. Blue sapphire (400 gp). Jet (40 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Jet (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Jade (40 gp).

Description: He is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his shortspear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is a great chef.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Thamuz 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 got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp).

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She has a very tight haircut. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though she does not identify as such. 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: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Huru was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 11000 gp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). White opal (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 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 wears silk and lounges about seductively. He sports a flattop fur cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 400 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Golden pearl (110 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Coral (110 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Rose (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Rose (40 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears an entirely green suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and is pretty ugly. She keeps her blue crest in a pixie cut. She is baby faced.

Personality: Tatyan hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Tatyan was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Amber (130 gp). Jade (130 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.