Description: An older woman who is dressed in earthy colors with a green and pastel handkerchief worn on her right side, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her black eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Gifted from a young age, Anakis studied abroad. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. 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: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'3". She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. She has moderate length green crest. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She takes great joy in being the best Brewer in town.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Brewer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. 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 wants to meet her childhood hero; and someone believes her a fraud

Bonds: Enemies, Job, Rich, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 2'9". She wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. Her hair is silver and curly. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When Maegan reached her early adolescence her Halfling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bowyer.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants her loneliness to end

Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Sardonyx (30 gp).

Description: Standing 5'11", this man wears long strands of topaz and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His white hair is long and unkept. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A freak accident while working with his Body Guard father left him crippled. After a long history of fighting, Azdûsh and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 500 sp.