Description: This slender woman stands about 6'3". She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Ubada was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 12000 gp. Violet garnet (900 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Sard (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears a blue vest and prefers violet and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is a great chef.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 8000 gp. Iolite (30 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Jet (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears skinny pants and wears a white and black robe with the hood down. He has a hunchback. His golden hair is heavily combed to the right. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (70 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He sports pastel clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He keeps his black fur in a flapper bob. His eyes are yellow and catlike.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the east were limited. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1100 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a fancy white dress, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Slave Trader responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Sard (30 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Rose (30 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Crown-heir mother left him crippled. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Mundane, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1000 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (8000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp).

Description: He wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. He is physically well-built. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Theren was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 6000 gp. Citrine (80 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Jet (150 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Rose (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Citrine (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.