Description: This woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears her black hair up. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has worked as a Junk Dealer like her mother before her.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Obsidian (12 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe. He keeps his golden hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

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. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Nil alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Passionate, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 5000 gp. Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her violet robe. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes drow are coming to abduct people. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Drusilia was born the youngest of three triplets. A freak accident while working with her Detective mother left her crippled. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Detective they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Interpreter, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and regain custody of her daughter

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 6000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is brown and curly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Chaedi will drive conversation. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born in a small plains village. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-elven people

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. White opal (1600 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior and is in decent physical shape. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. At a young age his mother died while driving off some dire rats. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in sickle use. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Azaki fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 15000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: He has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his pastel robe. His hair is black and curly. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Laborer profession.

History: Born in the south to a Engraver, Ar-Karo learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. 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: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Bonds: Enemies, Job, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). White opal (600 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Coral (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Banded agate (11 gp). Sard (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp).