Description: She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. She is physically well-built. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Vapula is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she likes to wear red tank tops with white skirt. With bright red hair. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Sarai was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Malachite (10 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears an entirely grey suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She got into the Mason business at a young age. She worked as a nervous Mason and found it very stressful. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Finellen never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, In love, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: He stands about 6'3" and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. Hubert is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Hubert was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Seamstress. He struck the Seamstress job and began his own company from there.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 160 gp. Amethyst (100 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.