Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has a hunchback. Her white hair is still thick. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 400 pp. Star ruby (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Jet (120 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Coral (120 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His bronze crest is unkempt and raggedy. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Military, Slave. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Amber (130 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp).

Description: This woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her left hand. Her blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. The war was a terrible time for her, and Avelina does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Architect arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 20000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her silver hair is wavy and long. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Buvvie lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Buvvie was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Poor, Family, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her first spouse was a Dyer, 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: To reunite with her absent mother; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a black coat with red slacks. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Zepar was born with his mother's beautiful face. His childhood dream was to be a Mortician, but he was a colossal failure. He struck the Navigator job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver pearl (110 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Blue-white diamond (8000 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.