Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in the north to a Bather, Nurkara learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. 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 Bather. She's also a talented Hunter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 2000 gp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is dressed in earthy colors with a white and blue handkerchief worn on her left side. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To be a Sage again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 12000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp).

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She got into the Animal Trainer business at a young age. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 3000 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Pink diamond (2000 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Jade (90 gp). Jet (90 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp).

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her sai with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She carries with her a set of sais on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the left. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Mortician arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her divine abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1500 pp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Jade (110 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Rose (50 gp).

Description: She is wearing a tight violet one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'2" when asserting herself. She wears a colorful flower in her silver hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 pp. Hematite (7 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Amber (120 gp). Rose (30 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Amber (120 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is dressed in earthy colors with a green and tan handkerchief worn on her left side. She has dyed her greying red crest a little too much giving a sharp red color. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gifted student she started as a Servant, but she got bored and became a Sage. After a long history of fighting, Findex and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to be a servant again

Flaws: Greedy, Shy, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 6000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Solid gold idol (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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the left. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. After a long history of fighting, Torbera and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (10000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp).