Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has a long blonde ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Traulam hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to illithids.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a yellow tunic with green highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair is white and very short. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. 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 comes from a rich eastern family. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. Some 6 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Eloise never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: In love, Has a crush, Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. His hair is short and red. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Crown-heir for hire.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Alexandrite (800 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is renowned for her bright blue dresses and hats. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her right hand. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Ruler for the past few years.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Golden pearl (100 gp).