Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears long strands of opal and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her black hair is knotted and matted. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Aline hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1100 gp. Violet garnet (1300 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His beige fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His yellow eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Gale was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Fighter, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Fighter in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He struck the Gardener job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 200 pp. Golden pearl (160 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp).

Description: She sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She carries with her a set of crossbows on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She has wavy red hair. 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 is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

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

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a monstrous two handed axe on her belt. She is portly but not overly obese. She has wavy green crest. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 180 pp. Aquamarine (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.