Description: This exceptionally lanky woman prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Nija never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 7000 gp. Black pearl (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a grey vest and prefers black and white shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'10" when asserting herself. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Diesa grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Diesa has worked very hard to control her curse. She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by a spirit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Sard (60 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She tends to wear a large grey jacket. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her childhood dream was to be a Cartwright, but she was a colossal failure. She struck the Architect job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 7000 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has moderate length dark red hair. Her eyes are silver and catlike.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Gomory was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. When Gomory reached her early adolescence her Tiefling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: In love, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Deep green spinel (90 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Jade (90 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears just a green suit. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her black unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Damaia hails from a village terrorized by goblins. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her father's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered goblins who tried to eat her hand. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 200 pp. Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, he is not a threatening figure. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Taklinn is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the east were limited. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content.

Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Eye agate (4 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Jet (120 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Amber (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. Her orange fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. Jade is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Jade lived on a farm with her mother, 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 Courier. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 300 pp. Blue quartz (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Malachite (16 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Brown diamond (5000 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Jacinth (5000 gp). Rose (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.