Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and is pretty ugly. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Baker who has hired her part-time. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Coral (50 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Cressel lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Slave. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 8000 gp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His childhood dream was to be a Spy, but he was a colossal failure. He has worked as a Layabout like his mother before him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden pearl (50 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Sard (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length dark red hair. Her silver eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed green hat.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Markosian was born on a far northern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Servant. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black opal (1000 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Jet (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Obsidian (8 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his morningstar with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His silver eyes peer out from beneath his broad green hat.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 5000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Masseuse work with an outfit from a few towns over. Masseuse work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Irann fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black pearl (700 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'1". She wears a violet wide-brimmed hat and violet clothes. Her golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Yvonne was born with her father's beautiful face. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 3000 gp. White pearl (110 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Sard (30 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.