Description: A 6'3" western woman, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a green coat. She wears her white hair up. Her skin is flawless and her white eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Semyaza lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Gardener. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and a deep hatred of giants

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His blue crest is long and unkept. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He comes from a rich western family. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, In love, Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 5000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. His tied-back hair is black. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1200 pp. White pearl (140 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his right hand. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Coral (140 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Sard (60 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the south. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Jeweler. He has worked as a Jeweler like his mother before him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2800 pp. Hematite (10 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Hematite (10 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman is renowned for her bright blue dresses and hats. Her chestnut hair is well kept. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Hematite (9 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a blue collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. A true patriot, Maiathah would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Carpenter again; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 4000 gp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). 1 Medium magic item.