Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears tattered old clothes, and is pretty ugly. Her beige fur is long and unkept. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a Map Maker first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

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. A freak accident while working with her Soapmaker father left her crippled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 500 pp. Gold and ruby ring (8000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His hair is blonde and very short. He is baby faced.

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 often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He is a Metallic Dragon in disguise. Laucian abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 3000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man has the majority of his body covered in plate. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 5000 gp. Moonstone (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Onyx (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses like a well dressed Mayor does. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His first spouse was a Map Maker, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Blue quartz (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Rose (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 6'5" and muscular, this northern woman is wearing a long, white cloak. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed white hat.

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. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Knight for the past few years.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 8000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 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 (20 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has no hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Sard (70 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears tattered old clothes, and is pretty ugly. His tied-back hair is red. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold and ruby ring (11000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).