Description: A 3'1" eastern woman, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her black hair is cut short. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She worked as a nervous Interpreter and found it very stressful. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Interpreter for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Interpreter responsibilities is difficult; and revenge

Flaws: Racist, Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 5000 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears just a red suit. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Nedda is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. 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: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: Travok speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. 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: He seems to be bored by most things; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1300 pp. Iolite (50 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'4" when asserting himself. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Glim was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. Glim abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp).

Description: This man typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His white hair is lengthy. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 16000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He married young, but lost his spouse to orcs. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 11000 gp. Sardonyx (20 gp). Jacinth (8000 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her bronze crest is greasy and uncared for. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 5000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.