Description: This tall, slender woman wears a yellow collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 7000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She wears her blonde hair down. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Mortician father left her crippled. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Clear bright green emerald (3000 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Jet (140 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Sard (30 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her chestnut hair is well kept. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Helen was born the youngest of three triplets. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

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

Possessions: 7000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Armorer business.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the south were limited. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Armorer and was forced into it by his family; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 6000 gp. Azurite (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp).

Description: She sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Alexandrite (1000 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.