Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His fur is cinnamon and curly. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Emerald lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered giants who tried to eat his hand. 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: He wants revenge against giants; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1200 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (110 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. Quelenna enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. 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 Farmer. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a sculptor again

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 16000 gp. Aquamarine (300 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: Standing 6'2", this woman wears a black shirt, with a green mid length skirt with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her rusty crest, when down, is lengthy. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Megren was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 500 pp. Citrine (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Coral (110 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Rose (40 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Sard (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Black opal (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'3" when asserting himself. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Servant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Servant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has achieved small success as a Servant.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and to be a spice merchant again

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver pearl (130 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Rose (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Azurite (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is an amazing painter.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She tends to her Barrister job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1000 pp.

Description: This man is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, yellow shirt, and violet tie. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his left hand. He has blonde hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Coral (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Coral (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Coral (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Jet (50 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp).

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bricklayer. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His childhood dream was to be a Adventurer, but he was a colossal failure. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Adventurer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Bricklayer, and he later adopted a second daughter.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp).