Description: 3'4" and muscular, this southern woman wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her hair is white and very short. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Zanna enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. Her hair is black and curly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Courier arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and many orcs want her driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 110 gp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 2100 sp. Blue quartz (14 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He sports a flattop hair cut. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his small black hat.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Interpreter. He became a Interpreter soon after.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 600 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: This man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Healer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 16000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.