Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His eyes are likewise violet.

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 an amazing painter.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Scribe. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has styled his dark red hair well, parting it to the right. He has a dull look in his black eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He got into the Scribe business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Scribe work with an outfit from a few towns over. Scribe work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 pp. Silver pearl (130 gp). Pink diamond (4000 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Amber (130 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Canary diamond (4000 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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. A true patriot, Nogu would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Nogu was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the north were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Military, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 10000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the east. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Shy, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2000 gp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Jade (80 gp).

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she likes to wear pastel tank tops with white skirt. She wears her lavender fur up. She has yellow eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Justice, Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 3'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: This woman wears brown trousers with black and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has no fur. Her eyes are yellow and catlike.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the south. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Jet (150 gp). Rose (80 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Coral (150 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.