Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She keeps her brown hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her crest is silver and curly. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in the west to a Stylist, Findex learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Findex liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Greedy, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Slave Trader. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Silver ewer (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her silver hair is well kept. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Gifted from a young age, Thiala studied abroad. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.