Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her kukri with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the left. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Mardnab isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. Mardnab enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Mardnab was born on a far northern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Jeweler. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 8000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). Gold and ruby ring (9000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'7" and muscular, this southern woman is dressed in an above average manner. Her beige fur is lengthy. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She takes great joy in being the best Gardener in town.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, River was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She tends to her Gardener job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 2000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Canary diamond (5000 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears tattered old clothes. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. He has violet eyes and a blue hat with a brown feather.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Interpreter born in the past three hundred years. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Lucan alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and balancing his hectic life and new interpreter responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 8000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born into a rich family. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1600 pp. Gold music box (4000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she dresses like a well dressed Laborer does. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Detective profession.

History: She got into the Laborer business at a young age. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She tends to her Laborer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1400 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 pp. 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: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2000 gp. Hematite (4 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Jasper (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.