Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'5" and sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her hair is black and curly. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. Claira is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and regain custody of her son

Bonds: Job, Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 8000 gp. Black pearl (500 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Jade (100 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Coral (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Norman was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. While he appears to be a normal Half-Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Norman fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Hematite (10 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Amber (50 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Jacinth (2000 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He wears long strands of ruby and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has a hunchback. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Grom was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 600 pp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Alain was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to protect her home

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. Eberdeb is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 west. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1700 pp. Jade (100 gp). White opal (800 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Amber (100 gp). Jade (100 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new map maker responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Iolite (80 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Iolite (80 gp). White opal (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Azurite (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars, and is pretty ugly. Her fur, while still mostly gray, has prominent grey streaks. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Skirt is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She got into the Architect business at a young age. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).