Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears baggy blue pantaloons and a red scarf, and is pretty ugly. She has moderate length white hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 8000 gp. Sard (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. Her tied-back hair is black. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist, Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Violet garnet (1400 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp).

Description: She is wearing a long, pastel cloak. She carries with her a set of bows, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has wavy cinnamon fur. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. 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 Spy. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1500 pp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Amber (80 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. Her hair is golden and curly. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Mella is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A gifted student she started as a Interpreter, but she got bored and became a Knight. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: To be a Interpreter again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1200 pp. Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 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 (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a black coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her feathered black hat.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. 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 Crown-heir. She has worked as a Crown-heir like her mother before her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Gifted, Joker. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 12000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Sard (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Rose (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Jasper (20 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. Her silver crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Assassin who has hired her part-time. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 6000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 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 (80 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 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.

Description: He stands about 3'2" and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Tailor. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ortegar liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp).