Description: She is lean but muscular and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her silver crest is heavily combed to the left. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: Born in the south to a Servant, Farideh learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. 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 has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a blue tunic with grey highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

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

Possessions: 1500 gp. Tourmaline (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. She keeps her long black crest kept up in a rat tail. Her red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her first spouse was a Carpenter, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears dull white sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed hammer, just in case. He carries with him a set of hammers on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He has a very tight haircut. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. A gifted student he started as a Sage, but he got bored and became a Mason. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Mason for hire.

Motivation: To be a Sage again; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Moss agate (9 gp).