Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'1" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull green iron scale mail. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Valida was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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 hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carnelian (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Canary diamond (2000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Amber (40 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His silver hair is long and unkept. His ears are large.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Born in the east to a Barrister, Rael learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Courier, but he was a colossal failure. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 8000 gp. Violet garnet (1300 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Malachite (13 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Sard (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Coral (140 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears just a brown suit. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. 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: Simon hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Server

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 9000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp).

Description: He wears professional attire. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his shield, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

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

Possessions: 5000 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a black feathered hat and black clothes. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in the north to a Cartwright, Thokk learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Eye agate (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Sard (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Jet (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She prefers to wear tan clothing when she does not wear armor. She has a hunchback. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Now she works as a singing tutor during her time off.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Body Guard; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Rose (60 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Amber (100 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Jet (100 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. With wild blonde hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Justice, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 2000 gp. Iolite (50 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.