Description: She stands about 4'9" and wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. 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 is greedy; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 5000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears dull tan sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed warhammer, just in case. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When Mindartis reached his early adolescence his Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 11000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is wearing a long, black cloak. Her hair is red and curly. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Blacksmith but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Blacksmith.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Disciplined, Pacifist, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Tourmaline (80 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Blue-white diamond (8000 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light violet in addition to tight pants. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She got into the Spy business at a young age. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Job, Debt. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver pearl (70 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Citrine (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Aquamarine (400 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His white hair is still thick. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Gildmak has worked very hard to control his curse. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Justice, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: In love, Slave. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She usually wears her tan robe and has her bow always slung over her shoulder. She is portly but not overly obese. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her parents enrolled her in a Druid school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Gold and ruby ring (10000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.