Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and grey handkerchief worn on her left side. Her tied-back hair is red. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She wears a pastel shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her club, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. She has done her best to style her beige fur to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are copper and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Skirt is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Skirt alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She's also a talented Tailor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Nature, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 350 gp. Carnelian (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man wears a green deerstalker hat and green clothes. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his left hand. His crest, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born in a small plains village. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting illithids, the young Shedinn began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

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. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 30 gp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp).