Description: This late middle aged woman wears red leather gloves, a red jacket, and tight pants and is in decent physical shape. She has wavy golden hair. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nedda grew up listening to her mother's many stories. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Carter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Chalcedony (70 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She very much looks the part of a Mortician. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new mortician responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Job, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 500 gp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears white trousers with red and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Ghash liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He's also a talented Engraver, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Nature, Poor, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 300 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp).

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His brown hair is cut short. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is a great chef.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1700 sp.