Description: This woman stands a little under 6'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 5000 gp. Star ruby (700 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Detective arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 6000 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his right hand. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He got into the Herbalist business at a young age. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has worked as a Herbalist like his mother before him.

Motivation: To be a Miner again.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 2000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Gold and ruby ring (4000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Gold and ruby ring (4000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned female is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 6000 gp. Sard (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Rose (50 gp). Jet (130 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). White opal (900 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Emerald (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears skinny pants and wears a brown and yellow robe with the hood down. He has dyed his greying brown fur a little too much giving a sharp brown color. He is baby faced.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: A deep hatred of illithids; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 6000 gp. Onyx (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Coral (160 gp). Sard (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Jade (160 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, grey shirt, and violet tie. She sports a flattop hair cut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. After coming to the age of reason, Zanna took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has worked as a Spice Merchant like her mother before her.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Carnelian (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Sard (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. He is portly but not overly obese. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1800 pp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). White pearl (80 gp).