Description: She has a large red mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. Her red hair is wavy and long. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Vani will drive conversation. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings 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: To unite with her brother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe, she is not a threatening figure. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has achieved small success as a Shepherd.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears dull white sweaters, loose violet pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed kukri, just in case. His auburn hair is lengthy. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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 would like to get married and retire; and wants his loneliness to end

Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Nicholas was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Nicholas decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 3100 gp. Sardonyx (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Sard (20 gp). Obsidian (11 gp).