Description: This woman wears baggy blue pantaloons and a black scarf. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her left hand. She has shaved her head bald. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She tends to wear a yellow poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her black hair is still thick. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Mara hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. 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: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 48000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 gp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a simple yellow robe with green stripes complete with hood. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She keeps her white hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. 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 is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Theriatis alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To protect his home; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 gp.