Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Nora hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. 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: Money/treasure; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: This woman wears suspenders and pastel workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her beige fur is greasy and uncared for. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born in the south. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying south to reunite her family. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is wearing a long, grey cloak. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. The war was a terrible time for her, and Elysande does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Carpenter arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This woman wears a worn and beaten armor. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her left hand. Her long red hair reaches down to her waist. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Puyet enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She's also a talented Bricklayer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. Her green crest has been sun bleached extensively. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Antrara was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Flaws: Hedonist, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 5000 cp.