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 typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. She sports chestnut long hair. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Meena's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 8000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'9". She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her red fur is still thick. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Knight who has hired her part-time. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Moonstone (40 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Jasper (40 gp).

Description: Standing 6'10", this man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Interpreter. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are silver and beady.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Guardian. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 12000 gp. Aquamarine (700 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has shaved his head bald. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Immeral has worked very hard to control his curse. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 8000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and black handkerchief worn on her right side. Her head has been shaved. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Gifted from a young age, Sariel studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Sariel took it upon herself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She tends to her Mercenary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 4000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has no hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Spice Merchant but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

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. When Shaena reached her early adolescence her Halfling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears tattered old clothes. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp).