Description: This woman is very fat, and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull pastel iron scale mail. She has shaved her head bald. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. 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 is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a blue wide-brimmed hat and blue clothes. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. At a young age his father died while driving off some gnolls. His mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in shortbow use. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Grigi enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Cartwright hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Flaws: Disease, Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 70 gp. Tourmaline (70 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is content

Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Just what you see.