Description: Standing 6'5", this woman wears a pastel vest and prefers black and tan shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her beige fur is greasy and uncared for. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her first spouse was a Baker, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 2000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp).

Description: Standing 5'9", this woman very much looks the part of a Courier. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the left. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to protect her home

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. He is physically well-built. His hair is short and brown. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Richard was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He found a children's book about a Human Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 7000 gp. Hematite (12 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She is dressed in a clean white cloak covering her clean studded leather, marred by sweets. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Dell was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1100 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the left. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. While she appears to be a normal Half-Elf, 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Jade (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'5". She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She keeps her long yellow fur kept up in a rat tail. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep copper.

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. 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, Cloud is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp).

Description: 5'0" and muscular, this eastern woman wears a worn and beaten armor. She has moderate length silver hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Jane was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 700 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.