Description: This woman dresses well, wearing violet shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her right hand. Her hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her top violet hat.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

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 father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Aline was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 9000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (110 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears suspenders and red workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. He carries with him a set of whips, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His auburn hair is lengthy. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

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

Possessions: 7000 gp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Coral (80 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Azurite (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His tied-back hair is black. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in the south to a Bookbinder, Efferil learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He struck the Bookbinder job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 5000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Sard (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a grey collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has wavy brown hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Maynild was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 500 pp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Jet (160 gp). Sard (30 gp). Blue-white diamond (8000 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He takes great joy in being the best Mason in town.

History: He got into the Mason business at a young age. His childhood dream was to be a Baker, but he was a colossal failure. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 600 pp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Onyx (80 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Mara grew up listening to her father's many stories. She found a children's book about a Half-Elf Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a violet tunic with blue highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around his shoes. He carries with him a set of scimitars, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Hubert isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Elven unity. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Hubert lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. At a young age his father died while driving off some giants. His mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in scimitar use. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 9000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp).