Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Birel hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, marred by beers. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. 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: Wiggan lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A freak accident while working with his Engraver mother left him crippled. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 gp. Peridot (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Sard (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the right. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's in love.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold cup set with emeralds (8000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Gold and ruby ring (8000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 500 pp. Malachite (6 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Jade (150 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a brown tunic with green highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has moderate length golden hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Emeny embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, 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: To end her boredom; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 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.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'4" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with grey slacks. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has amber eyes and a blue hat with a tan feather.

Personality: Syllin speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 4000 gp. Azurite (16 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Jade (140 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Coral (140 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Obsidian (16 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 professional attire. His hair is short and silver. His silver eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp).