Description: This younger middle-aged woman prefers to wear tan clothing when she does not wear armor, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her red hair is singed and shortened. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She got into the Merchant business at a young age. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 12000 gp. Jet (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Jet (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: 5'11" and muscular, this southern man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is silver and very short. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He got into the Apothecary business at a young age. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Apothecary responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Tourmaline (60 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Sard (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Jet (60 gp). White opal (600 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). White opal (600 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. She has silver eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Assassin business.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1000 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 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 (20 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and he perpetually has his shield ready. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: Himo is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He refers to his adoptive father 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: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 7000 gp. Deep green spinel (120 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'3" and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is cut close to his head. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

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. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Carter arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Persistence, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Coral (130 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Amber (130 gp). Onyx (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'4" and wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Myev and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Blue quartz (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Coral (100 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull brown iron scale mail. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

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. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Garl has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 900 pp. Onyx (80 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). White pearl (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.