Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. She wears her white hair down. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Performer. Sporting a brown mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Shanairla was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Secretive, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 10000 gp. Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His brown fur is greasy and uncared for. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Cask alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 2000 pp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Sard (80 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears bulky green painted plate armor. His green crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. He is baby faced.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 7000 gp. Banded agate (9 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Jade (140 gp). Coral (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). White pearl (140 gp).

Description: This man is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His half smiles and white eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Rimmon was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1800 pp. Jet (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Jade (60 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Jet (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 5'1" eastern man, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. His black hair is braided into rings. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born in the east to a Cook, Mordai learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He struck the Cook job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 pp. Hematite (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Jet (150 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Peridot (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull blue iron scale mail. She carries a battered longsword and tarnished hammer as well. Her chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Sculptor born in the past three hundred years. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To be a Apothecary again; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Rose (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Jet (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp).