Description: She is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. She wears a tan vest and prefers violet and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has a hunchback. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, violet shirt, and black tie, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gifted student she started as a Bookbinder, but she got bored and became a Painter. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Painter

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

Possessions: Chalcedony (50 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and is pretty ugly. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is obsessed with his god.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Gimurt alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 700 sp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: She is typically in her Gardener uniform, and carries scythes. Her rusty crest, when down, is lengthy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has achieved small success as a Gardener.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He likes to wear white tank tops with green pants. His hair is cut close to his head. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Nelkin took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up flail and armor he uses now. 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: He is greedy; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 5000 cp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).