Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her tied-back hair is auburn. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Server

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 6000 gp. Eye agate (15 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His half smiles and black eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Purson wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. 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-sister.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1200 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and usually wears her red robe and has her pickaxe always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She hates Halflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears just a brown suit. His yellow fur has been sun bleached extensively. This copper eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Spy hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: In love, Poor, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1200 pp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears baggy black pantaloons and a violet scarf. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her left hand. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a Tailor first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Kansif was born on a far eastern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Tailor. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 12000 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 has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her pastel robe. Her red hair is unkempt and raggedy. She is baby faced.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 3000 gp.