Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She uses divination through singing.

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. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. 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 get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1300 pp. Blue sapphire (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Coral (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). White opal (800 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Citrine (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. She has shaved her head bald. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Irann was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Beggar work with an outfit from a few towns over. Beggar work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2000 gp. Peridot (70 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Hematite (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and brown handkerchief worn on her left side. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She has green eyes and a yellow hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She found a children's book about a Half-Elf Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Vaina was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 700 pp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears professional attire. His brown hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Aldous was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Junk Dealer. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a beggar again

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Slave, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: Maiathah is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. 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 wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 4000 gp. White pearl (40 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is light but he possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. He tends to wear a large blue jacket. His hair is auburn and very short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3000 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 (20 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is wearing a long, green cloak. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are a pleasant silver.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Balam was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Laborer. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He's in love; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 400 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp).