Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, 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 has slicked back red hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. 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: Ermina lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She found a children's book about a Half-Elf Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 40 gp. Sardonyx (20 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her hair is blue, silky, and of moderate length. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 west. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1500 sp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is white and curly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Gildmak speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Mentor, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a sickle on her belt. Her silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She comes from a rich southern family. In her youth she was a Body Guard, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger sister on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. She tends to her Tailor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 360 gp. Azurite (4 gp).