Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She wears just a violet suit. Her golden hair is cut short. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: The child of a Scribe, who enjoyed hunting, Valanthe was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her first spouse was a Scribe, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Bather for hire.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. Her fur is red and curly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Carter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Clear bright green emerald (4000 gp). Coral (160 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). White opal (600 gp). Amber (160 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Jade (160 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Nedda lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a black costume with the symbols of death on his torso. His hair is silver and very short. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 700 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length scarlet crest. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 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 (60 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp).