Description: This late middle aged woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull black iron scale mail and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She hates Dwarves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She takes great joy in being the best Map Maker in town.

History: She got into the Map Maker business at a young age. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. After a long history of fighting, Therlin and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Azurite (7 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Coral (60 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Amber (60 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Jet (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Coral (60 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Coral (60 gp). Brown diamond (2000 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Meena grew up listening to her father's many stories. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 9000 gp. Tourmaline (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing a long, white cloak. She wears her auburn hair up. 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 does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. The war was a terrible time for her, and Arha does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Server

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). Solid gold idol (600 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 (80 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His silver crest is unkempt and raggedy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. Onyx (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Jacinth (5000 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs, marred by teas. He has moderate length auburn hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Simon is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His childhood dream was to be a Carter, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Mortician and was forced into it by his family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Military, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Star ruby (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Jet (140 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'4". He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Peridot (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 300 pp. Citrine (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp).