Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has wavy white hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 3000 gp. Moonstone (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Sard (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Amber (50 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Clear bright green emerald (3000 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Amber (50 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. Shivering is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Shivering lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. The war was a terrible time for her, and Sekhmet does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Shoemaker responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 8000 gp. Malachite (11 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Jet (40 gp). Eye agate (11 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears long strands of aquamarine and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His brown hair is long and unkept. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines white.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Balam hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp).

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a violet coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon her head. Her hair is short and black. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She got into the Sage business at a young age. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'7". He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Fortune-teller, and his gloved hand is found clutching a rapier. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Fortune-teller. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His first spouse was a Junk Dealer, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has worked as a Fortune-teller like his mother before him.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp).

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she likes to wear green tank tops with violet skirt. Her bronze crest is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.