Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and black handkerchief worn on her left side. Her black hair is still thick. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her broad blue hat.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Xanaphia isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Xanaphia lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears silk and lounges about seductively. She keeps her purple hair in a flapper bob. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Jezebeth will drive conversation. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her first spouse was a Bookbinder, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter.

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 190 gp. Red garnet (160 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp).

Description: He wears a yellow feathered hat and yellow clothes, and carries greataxes. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the right. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is afraid of men and trembles around them

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 sp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Gildmak hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gildmak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Slave, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp.