Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her orange fur is braided into rings. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. 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: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A gifted student she started as a Scribe, but she got bored and became a Map Maker. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Map Maker.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 300 pp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Amber (120 gp). Coral (120 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Jade (120 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has amber eyes and a yellow hat with a red feather.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the east were limited. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold music box (4000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (9000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with grey slacks. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Courier responsibilities is difficult; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Nature, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. Her hair is short and black. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Passionate, Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 6000 gp. Zircon (60 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bricklayer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carnelian (20 gp). Jet (70 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Sard (20 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp).

Description: He wears a blue coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has green eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Bilbron embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: The child of a Mercenary, who enjoyed hunting, Bilbron was taken on many hunting expeditions. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Mercenary they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Cartwright, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 7000 gp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Amber (150 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a green shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and green pants, and carries nunchakus. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Cimer was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. After a long history of fighting, Cimer and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. Zircon (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Rose (50 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Sard (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Sard (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.