Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has moderate length cinnamon fur. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: The child of a Doctor, who enjoyed hunting, River was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Birel was born on a far western island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Mason. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: She is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 400 sp. 3 Holy water.

Description: This man wears a worn and beaten armor, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Raam alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Soapmaker they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Fisher, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a brown coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature glaive.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 370 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp).