Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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 accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Gifted from a young age, Valanthe studied abroad. Her first spouse was a Weaver, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She tends to her Shepherd job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, In love, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 7000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his quarterstaff with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 31000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).

Description: 5'9" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. His long brown fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gifted student he started as a Jeweler, but he got bored and became a Spice Merchant. He has worked as a Spice Merchant like his mother before him.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Jeweler; and he's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 12000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a fancy black dress. She wears a colorful flower in her red hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her white eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Jet (110 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp).

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his greatsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 5000 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.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Balifra was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. She has red eyes.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She got into the Jeweler business at a young age. Her childhood dream was to be a Bookbinder, but she was a colossal failure. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Emotional, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 11000 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp).