Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Spice Merchant. With bright silver hair. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Emma alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 700 pp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears bulky grey painted plate armor. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has a very tight haircut. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born in the north to a Cook, Gimgen learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Cook. He tends to his Cook job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 pp. Carnelian (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Jade (40 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Jasper (30 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.

Description: This woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her skin is flawless and her red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born in the north. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying north to reunite her family. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Aquamarine (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Coral (80 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ellyjoybell was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She found a children's book about a Gnome Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Blue quartz (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Amber (130 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp).

Description: 6'9" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His black hair is knotted and matted. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Sensitive, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1100 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Gold and ruby ring (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Anne embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Marshal for hire.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, In love, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 900 pp. Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). Gold music box (3000 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.

Description: She stands about 4'9" and likes to wear pastel tank tops with brown skirt. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her long orange fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Blue quartz (7 gp). Banded agate (7 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.