Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a red and yellow robe with the hood down, and she perpetually has her whip ready. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her top red hat.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rose (50 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Sard (50 gp). Jade (160 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Jade (160 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Hematite (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. Her auburn hair is cut short. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Menny was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has wavy chestnut hair. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Quilla embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Scribe business.

History: Quilla was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Scribe for the past few years.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 700 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a simple black robe with white stripes complete with hood. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born to a Shepherd, his father struggled to pay the bills. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp).

Description: She wears a brown small hat and brown clothes. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 8000 gp. Chalcedony (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her crossbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt and is in decent physical shape. Her black hair is cut short. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Engong was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Poor, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 900 pp. Golden pearl (100 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man very much looks the part of a Fletcher. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Fletcher arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Fletcher. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 pp. Jet (100 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 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. 1 Minor magic item.