Description: Standing 5'9", this woman wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair is black and very short. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Malquis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Malquis alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She carries a battered mace and tarnished rapier as well. Her blonde hair is still thick. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants, and is pretty ugly. She wears her silver hair up. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Through the years after Phelaia was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Phelaia's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to end her boredom

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is dressed in an above average manner. Her crest is copper and curly. Her gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. A true patriot, Ruloth would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Ruloth was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She worked as a nervous Spice Merchant and found it very stressful. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 50 gp. White pearl (80 gp). 1 Simple lock.