Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. 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: She was born in a small mountains village. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is her passion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1400 pp. Banded agate (5 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Amber (40 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Iolite (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern woman wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has white hair. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Agatha was born on a far northern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Herbalist. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Herbalist responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1000 pp. Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is blonde and curly. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Gerald was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion.

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Guardian, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1900 pp. Azurite (9 gp). Jet (50 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, violet shirt, and black tie. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she is content

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Mundane. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 5000 gp. Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, yellow shirt, and brown tie. His bronze crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 600 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and is pretty ugly. His copper crest has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Gargax's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He was born in a small desert village. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Mercenary work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mercenary work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He bought a hand crossbow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

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

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 500 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'3". He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He wears his brown hair up. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2000 gp.