Description: This tall, slender man is dressed in earthy colors with a black and tan handkerchief worn on his left side. He has no crest. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He takes great joy in being the best Performer in town.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He tends to his Performer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 10000 gp. Violet garnet (600 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Rose (60 gp). Coral (40 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She tends to her Shipwright job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Shipwright responsibilities is difficult; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 7000 gp. Alexandrite (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: He is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Obsidian (5 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Coral (100 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Jet (100 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Eye agate (5 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 stands about 5'4" and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull brown iron scale mail. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her white hair is long and unkept. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Born to a Fisher, her mother struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 300 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 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). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his spear with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ralf grew up listening to his father's many stories. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 6000 gp. Azurite (12 gp). Clear bright green emerald (2000 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Pink diamond (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His beige fur has been sun bleached extensively. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: In love, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 3000 gp. Violet garnet (200 gp). Sard (40 gp). Jacinth (4000 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Sard (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she dresses like a well dressed Engraver does. She has no hair. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 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.