Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Sard (40 gp). Coral (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Rose (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Jade (90 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Jet (90 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp).

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and tan handkerchief worn on his right side. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. 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 was born at the edge of vast desert. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 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 man is very fat, and wears long strands of opal and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1200 pp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her auburn hair is cut short. She has green eyes and a grey hat with a green feather.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She is content; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His purple hair is knotted and matted. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the north were limited. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Flaws: Hedonist, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her silver crest is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. 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: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Onyx (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Amber (40 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she dresses like a well dressed Dyer does. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Audhild will drive conversation. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. After a long history of fighting, Audhild and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 6000 gp. Amethyst (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Blue-white diamond (3000 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.