Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull tan iron scale mail. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She's also a talented Shipwright, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: Standing 6'1", this woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She keeps her red hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Ubada enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Ubada alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she is greedy

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'0" when asserting himself. He has moderate length auburn hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

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. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Varis studied abroad. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 120 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp).

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Map Maker. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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 Map Maker. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 160 pp. Solid gold idol (1200 gp).