Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is short and brown. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

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. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. Gurdis was born on a far eastern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Stableman. 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 is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 8000 gp. Onyx (20 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He likes to wear brown tank tops with blue pants. His orange fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Shifting is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 5000 gp. Red spinel (80 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Amber (80 gp).

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, red shirt, and white tie, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'0" when asserting herself. Her silver hair is cut short. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She works hard and plays hard.

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. Her druidic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Hedonist. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2000 gp. Eye agate (15 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Zircon (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, tan shirt, and grey tie. He has wavy blonde hair. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Tim's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Rose (40 gp). Malachite (6 gp). White pearl (50 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who is dressed in an above average manner. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. After a long history of fighting, Frederick and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 700 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears black painted combat armor at almost all times, and carries morningstars. She has styled her purple hair well, parting it to the right. Her skin is flawless and her white eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Beleth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student she started as a Actor, but she got bored and became a Stableman. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 6000 gp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. She is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around her ears. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Birel is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the north to a Bowyer, Birel learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Birel was born on a far northern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Bowyer. She struck the Bowyer job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 11000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Coral (160 gp). Coral (160 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Rose (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.