Description: 5'2" and muscular, this western woman very much looks the part of a Armorer. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. 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 Armorer. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Armorer responsibilities is difficult; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 7000 gp. Moss agate (4 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Peridot (50 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Sard (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Coral (120 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Malachite (4 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look and is in decent physical shape. She has golden hair. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Gifted from a young age, Vaina studied abroad. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 12000 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears professional attire. She has styled her golden hair well, parting it to the right. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect her home

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a white costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. With wild auburn hair. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

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. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 500 pp. Gold music box (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears dull grey sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed kukri, just in case. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Erias hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bounty Hunter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bounty Hunter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He's also a talented Dilettante, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He carries with him a set of sais, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has styled his purple hair well, parting it to the left. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Merchant. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 6000 gp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Amber (100 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Amber (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Blue diamond (2000 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has silver hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Fortune-teller arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gifted student he started as a Dyer, but he got bored and became a Fortune-teller. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Revenge; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1600 pp.