Description: Standing 4'8", this woman wears an entirely black suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She wears a colorful flower in her white hair. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Volen's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

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 Carpenter mother left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1200 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and is pretty ugly. He has no crest. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 8000 gp. Alexandrite (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a red coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. He has moderate length golden hair. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. A gifted student he started as a Ruler, but he got bored and became a Herbalist. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Herbalist for hire.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker, Opinionated. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 7000 gp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Jade (70 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He sports a flattop fur cut. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. Through the years after Flame was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Flame's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Flame and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Layabout responsibilities is difficult; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. He has hazel eyes and a blue hat with a brown feather.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature kukri.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a brown shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and black pants. She has wavy red hair. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Gifted from a young age, Griselda studied abroad. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 7000 gp. Aquamarine (200 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Rose (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Rose (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he typically wears violet cloth garments or leather armor. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. A true patriot, Gomory would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 9000 gp. Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp).