Description: The light-skinned woman stands 4'7" and wears dark leathers with embroidery. She sports black long hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. 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 is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Revenge; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 800 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver ewer (80 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has a long auburn ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nedda grew up listening to her mother's many stories. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature mace.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1000 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She is physically well-built. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Military, In love. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Ar-Gul's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. Ar-Gul enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His first spouse was a Laborer, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp).

Description: This woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her red eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Detective arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 Detective. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 10000 gp. Zircon (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Jet (130 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Jade (130 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He very much looks the part of a Knight. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born in the south to a Knight, Ortegar learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He 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. He became a Knight soon after.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears bulky tan painted plate armor. He has black hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 3000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver ewer (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.