Description: This late middle aged woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time and is in decent physical shape. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. A true patriot, Siffress would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Siffress was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 4000 gp. Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with black slacks. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a Masseuse first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He tends to his Masseuse job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Bonds: Job, In love, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: She wears a fancy pastel dress. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her brown fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. 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 served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She's also a talented Detective, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'10" and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His white hair is long and unkept. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

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. After a long history of fighting, Trym and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Sard (50 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Hematite (16 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a large violet jacket. Her hair is long and black with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small violet clips. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is an amazing painter.

History: Gifted from a young age, Vicky studied abroad. Her childhood dream was to be a Bricklayer, but she was a colossal failure. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She stands about 5'9" and prefers to wear yellow clothing when she does not wear armor. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature warhammer.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Terse, Shy, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 12000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp).

Description: 6'5" and muscular, this southern man wears a black armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. His rusty crest has been sun bleached extensively. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Carter born in the past three hundred years. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Quarethon is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Quarethon was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Carter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Carter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He tends to his Carter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 7000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp).