Description: This malnourished woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Meriele was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Meriele alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. 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: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 8000 gp. Jasper (40 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp).

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has gleaming, smiling black eyes.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and doesn't want to be a spy and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 4000 gp. Violet garnet (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She prefers to wear flannel. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Her skin is flawless and her silver eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a Crown-heir first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Verin was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. 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's also a talented Brewer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 5000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'4" and muscular, this eastern woman wears dull pastel sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed warhammer, just in case. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She tends to her Butcher job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to be a bookbinder again

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Zircon (50 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He is baby faced.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. A true patriot, Robert would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. A freak accident while working with his Bounty Hunter mother left him crippled. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She prefers to wear flannel. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A freak accident while working with her Mercenary mother left her crippled. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1200 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Gold and ruby ring (10000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a flail, but if one is not available she will default to her mace. Her white hair is knotted and matted. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered north to less war torn lands. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: In love, Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp).