Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has dyed her greying blue crest a little too much giving a sharp blue color. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Spy arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 5000 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Black opal (700 gp).

Description: She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. She is portly but not overly obese. Her dark red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are silver.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Born in the north to a Interpreter, Mastema learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her childhood dream was to be a Bather, but she was a colossal failure. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and doesn't want to be a interpreter and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. His head has been shaved. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Calcitro enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 900 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp).

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Slave Trader does, and carries hand crossbows. His tied-back hair is blonde. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Slave Trader. 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 to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Slave Trader for hire.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 11000 gp. Golden pearl (80 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His hair is short and auburn. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 9000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Traulam is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 14000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Gold and ruby ring (7000 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.