Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'2" when asserting herself. She has moderate length red hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Mardnab will drive conversation. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Mardnab was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 3000 gp. Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Canary diamond (8000 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Hematite (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her brown hair is smooth and relatively long. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 pp. Onyx (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Jet (120 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Sard (40 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman tends to wear a large blue jacket. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. A friendly and beautiful Elf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She tends to her Dilettante job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and balancing her hectic life and new dilettante responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 12000 gp. White pearl (90 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Jade (90 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her white fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Harvest was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 800 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His rusty crest, when down, is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Alexandrite (1300 gp). Rose (50 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Rose (50 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Jet (100 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp).

Description: This woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her first spouse was a Bounty Hunter, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1500 pp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Rose (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She likes to wear green tank tops with black skirt. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her rusty crest is singed and shortened. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Jheri grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature lance.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 12000 gp. Moss agate (12 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Jade (50 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Canary diamond (8000 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Coral (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.