Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Markosian and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 700 pp. Black pearl (1300 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). White opal (700 gp). Citrine (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She likes to wear black tank tops with blue skirt. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her scarlet crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 8000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Coral (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Jet (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Coral (140 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Sard (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a tan Stetson hat and tan clothes, he is not a threatening figure. He has wavy brown hair. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Aerdeth hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. After a long history of fighting, Aerdeth and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 500 pp. Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has wavy white hair. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 13000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a white tunic with yellow highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and doesn't want to be a dyer and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 3000 pp. Hematite (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Coral (80 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Coral (80 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). 1 Major magic item. 1 Major magic item. 1 Major magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She 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. Her rusty crest is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp).

Description: Standing 5'4", this man tends to wear a large yellow jacket. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform After a long history of fighting, Immeral and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane, Shy, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1200 pp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp).