Description: She wears baggy grey pantaloons and a black scarf. She carries with her a set of glaives, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Gifted from a young age, Kathra studied abroad. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Shepherd. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 12000 gp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Pink diamond (5000 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears green trousers with pastel and yellow striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His green crest is knotted and matted. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He receives visions of the future at random moments

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 always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 8000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He is dressed in an above average manner. His fur is short and beige. He has yellow eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He struck the Merchant job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Revenge; and many drow want him driven away

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 11000 gp. Iolite (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Sard (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears grey trousers with tan and green striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 10. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Slave, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 700 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). Gold and ruby ring (6000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. Her long brass crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Farideh was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 pp.

Description: Standing 4'10", this woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Locksmith arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Valanthe has worked very hard to control her curse. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1100 pp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Jet (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears just a white suit. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Vlorn's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bowyer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. 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: He's looking for his big break; and doesn't want to be a bowyer and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Jade (120 gp). Jet (120 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.