Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She wears her silver hair down. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Semyaza 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: Semyaza lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Revenge; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Debt, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Citrine (30 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She carries with her a set of glaives on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her skin is flawless and her gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Iolite (60 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Sard (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Coral (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 500 pp. Obsidian (14 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Zircon (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he prefers to wear flannel. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Thervan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has taken up work as a Architect and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 7000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (80 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He keeps his long white fur kept up in a rat tail. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Five is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. 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: Born to a Servant, his father struggled to pay the bills. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Five never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Poor, In love, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1100 pp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Brown diamond (2000 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). White pearl (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. Her brass crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born in a small desert village. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 500 pp. A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'0". She is dressed in an above average manner. Her red hair is cut short. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She uses divination through singing.

History: Ahlyssa was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 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.