Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. A true patriot, Emerald would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Emerald lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Military, Debt. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Banded agate (9 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). White opal (700 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Jet (90 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Jet (90 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp).

Description: She stands about 3'10" and wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Marastyr grew up listening to her father's many stories. Marastyr abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. Some 6 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Marastyr never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 7000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Fortune-teller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fire opal (500 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Amber (80 gp). Coral (80 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Coral (80 gp). Malachite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears skinny pants and wears a grey and black robe with the hood down. His hair is cut close to his head. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Performer born in the past three hundred years. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Performer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A gifted student he started as a Engraver, but he got bored and became a Performer. He tends to his Performer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 29000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp).

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Blacksmith. He uses divination through singing.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Blacksmith. He struck the Blacksmith job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 5000 gp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has no crest. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. 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, Rhogar is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Joker, Justice, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 500 pp. Moonstone (50 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Rose (50 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Rose (50 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Sard (50 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She has wavy brown hair. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).