Description: An older man who prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts, he is not a threatening figure. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Moss agate (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Jade (110 gp). Rose (50 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Sard (50 gp).

Description: She is wearing a long, green cloak. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has styled her brass crest well, parting it to the left. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 4000 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Jet (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. She has dyed her greying blue hair a little too much giving a sharp blue color. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect her home

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 600 pp. Hematite (12 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). White opal (900 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Meriele isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. 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, Meriele is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Meriele was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 7000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 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 typically in her Slave Trader uniform. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her left hand. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has blue eyes and a brown hat with a tan feather.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Slave Trader work with an outfit from a few towns over. Slave Trader work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Slave Trader responsibilities is difficult; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 7000 gp. Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Moonstone (50 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.

Description: He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a colorful flower in his brass crest. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Bonds: Attractive, Family, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 11000 gp. Coral (100 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her white hair is well kept. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Orla isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Orla was born on a far western desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Stylist. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2000 gp.