Description: This late middle aged woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time and is in decent physical shape. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her silver eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 50 pp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has white crest. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She got into the Soapmaker business at a young age. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2000 gp. Moss agate (15 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Amber (70 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

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. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length black hair. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson black hat.

Personality: Criella speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Eye agate (14 gp).