Description: This woman wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has moderate length brown hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born in the south to a Cartwright, Meriele learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the south were limited. She struck the Cartwright job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Expand her business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (10000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white fur. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has a hunchback. She sports a flattop fur cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Serpent lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1600 pp. Iolite (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he tends to wear a large blue jacket. His hair is blonde and curly. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has worked as a Server like his mother before him.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

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. She carries a battered spear and tarnished trident as well. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Healer. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Healer for hire.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 3000 gp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Amber (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the right. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. Riardon is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Layabout they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Sage, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To be a Layabout again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Poor, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 5000 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His brown hair is braided into rings. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. 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: Gerbo was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Dyer.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 11000 gp. Moonstone (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Through the years after Kathra was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Kathra's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Priest

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp).