Description: This woman stands a little under 3'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her head has been shaved. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is harsh and unforgiving.

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. Through the years after Ranala was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Ranala's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 pp. Obsidian (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp).

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears just a black suit. She keeps her brown hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are likewise white. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. 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 was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and regain custody of her daughter

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

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 8000 gp. Moonstone (70 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Coral (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Amber (120 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. He carries with him a set of axes, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Morgran has worked very hard to control his curse. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Tourmaline (90 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Deep green spinel (90 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: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, brown shirt, and black tie. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her head has been shaved. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in the north to a Brewer, Morana learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Coral (50 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears baggy black pantaloons and a white scarf. Her crest is bronze and curly. This gold eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Surina was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Surina liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Sage for hire.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Chrysoprase (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is renowned for his bright violet suits and hats. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. He has brown eyes and a violet hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

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 knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Military, Rich, In love. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 12000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Silver ewer (10 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp).

Description: This northern man wears professional attire. His clothes are grease stained in places. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He takes great joy in being the best Spice Merchant in town.

History: He got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Spice Merchant for hire.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 9000 gp. Sard (70 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Sard (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp).