Description: A moderately attractive woman, she dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with green slacks. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Secretive, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Amber (140 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a red coat with pastel slacks. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Eberdeb hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Apothecary work with an outfit from a few towns over. Apothecary work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 7000 gp. Black pearl (900 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Coral (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'9". He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants, and his gloved hand is found clutching a whip. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born in the north. Conrad was born on a far northern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Barkeep. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is content; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Rose (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Jade (100 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Coral (100 gp). Onyx (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a white vest and prefers green and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Star rose quartz (30 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Amber (120 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). White opal (900 gp). White opal (900 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small violet clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

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. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep green spinel (160 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a simple red robe with black stripes complete with hood. With bright red hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Assassin but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 10000 gp. Amber (150 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp).

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Apothecary. She tends to her Apothecary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 12000 gp. Carnelian (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Blue diamond (3000 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp).