Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her white hair is knotted and matted. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ilde was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Ilde decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Addict. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze, and she perpetually has her halberd ready. With bright black hair. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Glassblower profession.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Slave Trader arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Slave Trader. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To be a Glassblower again; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. Her red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She wears a mask on her face.

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 pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She tends to her Marshal job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has styled his green crest well, parting it to the left. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her white crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. This red eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Through the years after Hethress was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Hethress's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 130 gp. Pink pearl (40 gp).