Description: She wears a simple tan robe with black stripes complete with hood. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Ella was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Monk, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Monk in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Ella abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 46000 sp. 1 Holy water. 7 Acid flasks. 2 Antitoxin.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a sickle on her belt, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her hair is auburn and curly. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Logical. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Flaws: Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jet (80 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a black coat with grey slacks. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a Mayor first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Berrian was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. A gifted student he started as a Engraver, but he got bored and became a Mayor. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Berrian fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Religious, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.