Description: She is lean but muscular and prefers to wear grey clothing when she does not wear armor. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 71. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born into a rich family. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1000 pp. Eye agate (11 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Rose (50 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His eyes are copper and catlike.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born in the west to a Scribe, River learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Amber (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has dyed her greying blue crest a little too much giving a sharp blue color. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Spy arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 5000 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Black opal (700 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has a hunchback. His black hair is still thick. He has brown eyes.

Personality: Orsik hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Orsik was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Map Maker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1400 pp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. She has wavy blonde hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She tends to her Tailor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is greedy; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Sensitive, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1100 pp. Violet garnet (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 74. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 3000 gp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears baggy brown pantaloons and a black scarf and is in decent physical shape. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are copper and catlike.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: Wants his loneliness to end; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Has a crush. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (110 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.