Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and is pretty ugly. Her black hair is lengthy. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She receives visions of the future at random moments

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. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: 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 carries with her a set of bows on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. Her hair is brown and curly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Born in the west to a Stylist, Stacee learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and balancing her hectic life and new stylist responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: The child of a Fortune-teller, who enjoyed hunting, Osco was taken on many hunting expeditions. He found a children's book about a Halfling Bard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has gleaming, smiling copper eyes.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Shifting was born with her father's beautiful face. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 60 gp. Silver pearl (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears pastel robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a morningstar, but if one is not available she will default to her scimitar. Her black fur has been sun bleached extensively. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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 uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 gp.