Description: This woman stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears professional attire. She keeps her long purple hair kept up in a rat tail. Her skin is flawless and her white eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Akta enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born in the south. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Akta has worked very hard to control her curse. After a long history of fighting, Akta and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 3000 gp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Amber (130 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and is pretty ugly. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She tends to her Fletcher job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 7000 gp. Bloodstone (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Sard (80 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). White pearl (90 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Carpenter. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His brown hair is still thick. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Thorin is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Carpenter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and expand his business

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Slave. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 3000 gp. Citrine (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Jet (60 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, 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 greying and his face has many wrinkles. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver pearl (110 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is dressed in a clean white cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Arha was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Mentor, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Hematite (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Coral (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Sard (60 gp). White pearl (50 gp).

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it. Her yellow fur is knotted and matted. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is a great chef.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Left-Handed fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, In love. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 9000 gp. Coral (130 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Canary diamond (4000 gp).

Description: She stands about 5'3" and wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 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.