Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears tattered old clothes. Her black crest, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Jade (80 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Amethyst (80 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.

Description: She wears baggy grey pantaloons and a tan scarf. Her silver hair is well kept. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 8000 gp. Black pearl (600 gp). Jade (90 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Sard (20 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a fancy green dress. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She wears her chestnut hair up. Her red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Joker, Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Pikar was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Pikar's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 7000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. While she appears to be a normal Human, 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'6" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her club with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has dyed her greying green crest a little too much giving a sharp green color. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. Hethress is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. 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: Revenge; and doesn't want to be a seamstress and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 5000 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Nija's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. 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 drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sword.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2000 gp.