Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

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. A freak accident while working with her Interpreter mother left her crippled. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Aquamarine (1100 gp). Rose (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Secretive, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 400 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 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.

Description: This malnourished woman wears silk and lounges about seductively. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 500 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a black wide-brimmed hat and black clothes. His black hair is still thick. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep silver.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is a great chef.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Black pearl (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Sard (70 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Rose (70 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Jade (140 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Thamior was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 7000 gp. White pearl (130 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Coral (130 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Amber (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Jade (130 gp). Jade (130 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Coral (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is dressed in earthy colors with a white and green handkerchief worn on her left side. She wears her black hair down. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. A true patriot, Tagga would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Tagga grew up listening to her mother's many stories. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longbow.

Motivation: She's in love; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Military, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 600 pp. Peridot (60 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). White pearl (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'3". She wears blue trousers with green and tan striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: Althaea speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Althaea was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 500 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).