Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mortician. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1000 gp. Azurite (7 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Clear bright green emerald (5000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Brown diamond (5000 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man very much looks the part of a Bounty Hunter and is in decent physical shape. His hair is short and black. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born into a rich family. He worked as a nervous Bounty Hunter and found it very stressful. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 8000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. Her white hair is heavily combed to the left. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She became a Sailor soon after.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Sard (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Sard (80 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp).

Description: She wears bulky tan painted plate armor. She is portly but not overly obese. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Interpreter profession.

History: Theirastra hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Her parents enrolled her in a Druid school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She's also a talented Interpreter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 9000 gp. Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Sard (70 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Clear bright green emerald (2000 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Blue diamond (2000 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Jet (130 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her scarlet crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. 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 Interpreter. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Interpreter for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Interpreter responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 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.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, marred by chocolates. His hair is short and blonde. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Aramil will drive conversation. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Aramil was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Interpreter. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he is greedy

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Gold and ruby ring (5000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Ruler for hire.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, PTSD, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Azurite (9 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item.