Description: This late middle aged woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a red coat and is in decent physical shape. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shipwright.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 50 pp. Solid gold idol (800 gp).

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a glaive on his belt. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Dyer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he is content

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 28000 cp. 2 Antitoxin. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has slicked back black hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Gifted from a young age, Valida studied abroad. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Silver ewer (10 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 4000 sp. Deep green spinel (160 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Jet (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp).