Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Vani hails from a village terrorized by orcs. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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 feels threatened by others; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He worked as a nervous Engraver and found it very stressful. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1 Backpack.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Sailor. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He worked as a nervous Sailor and found it very stressful. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to be a fisher again

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a tan tunic with yellow highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and money/treasure

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Military, In love. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 2100 sp.

Description: She stands about 5'9" and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 110 gp. Jade (130 gp).