Description: This late middle aged woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head and is in decent physical shape. She sports golden long hair. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Griselda embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

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 first spouse was a Herbalist, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Onyx (60 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Zircon (60 gp).

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His black hair is heavily combed to the left. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Crown-heir they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Fisher, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and to unite with his brother

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 pp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Alexandrite (500 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 wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the left. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: Williamina hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 7000 gp.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His bronze crest is knotted and matted. He has red eyes.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He is a Doppelganger in disguise. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. 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: To get a good night's sleep; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1000 pp. Eye agate (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Coral (90 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Blue-white diamond (8000 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man sports pastel clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his left hand. His yellow fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 85. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Tree was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 5000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born into a rich family. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 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: He wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. He is physically well-built. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Disease, PTSD. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.