Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her silver hair is lengthy. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Ea hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born in the north to a Fortune-teller, Ea learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Stableman; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 12000 gp. Azurite (12 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Hematite (12 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has done his best to style his red crest to look like a famous performer. This gold eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Azzakh was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1000 pp. A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (9000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a black vest and prefers green and white shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her brass crest is braided into rings. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. The war was a terrible time for her, and Havilar does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Havilar hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1400 pp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Jade (40 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Brown diamond (3000 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears just a white suit and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is red and curly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Philomena grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. 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 a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1900 pp. Golden pearl (100 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp).

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and carries nunchakus. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Rosamund was born the youngest of three triplets. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. 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: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears blue trousers with black and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is brown and curly. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born into a rich family. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Beiro alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Beiro was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new soapmaker responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears professional attire. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His brass crest is lengthy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Maagog was born with his mother's beautiful face. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Performer for hire.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.