Description: She wears dull black sweaters, loose violet pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed sickle, just in case. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 Shoemaker they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Guard, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 150 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He likes to wear grey tank tops with white pants. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Nuraval was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Gifted from a young age, Grigi studied abroad. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Grigi was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 2000 gp. Coral (50 gp). Jacinth (5000 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her eyes are black and catlike.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born into a rich family. She 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. 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: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion; and she is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 14000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.