Description: She is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. Her hair is short and white. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Ella is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and doesn't want to be a priest and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 26000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is typically in her Spice Merchant uniform. Her long yellow fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Serpent speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her white hair is heavily combed to the right. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 7000 sp. Emerald (1600 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. 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 reunite with her old friends; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp).