Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Althaea is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is an amazing painter.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the west were limited. 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: Money/treasure; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 600 pp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Jade (120 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. He has brown hair. His eyes are black.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 500 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. He wears his blonde hair down. His green eyes peer out from beneath his broad blue hat.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Hematite (10 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Jasper (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He 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. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Dworic grew up listening to his father's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 600 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is chestnut and curly. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Iolite (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Coral (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Zircon (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. Her brown hair is wavy and long. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Joan grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature quarterstaff.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she wants to get laid

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 12000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp).

Description: This man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his right hand. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Jasper (20 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). White pearl (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.