Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has moderate length white hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Apothecary. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His first spouse was a Tailor, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has achieved small success as a Apothecary.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. The war was a terrible time for her, and Biri does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Biri was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Knight they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Herbalist, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 500 gp. Gold music box (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Mayor born in the past three hundred years. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Lia grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 10000 cp. Coral (80 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Sard (40 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is wearing a long, black cloak. She wears her golden hair up. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She found a children's book about a Half-Orc Cleric who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).