Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull green iron scale mail. Her head has been shaved. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 2000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born in a small island village. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1000 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a red and tan robe with the hood down. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is an amazing painter.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He struck the Spy job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Guard again; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted, Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 10000 gp. Iolite (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Coral (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 2'11" and muscular, this northern woman wears red painted combat armor at almost all times. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her first spouse was a Ruler, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Ruler they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Seamstress, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her hair is silver and curly. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Markosian was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1000 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: He likes to wear grey tank tops with yellow pants. He carries a battered rapier and tarnished pickaxe as well. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears a colorful flower in her black crest. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is content; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp).