Description: This eastern woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Mara wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Bard, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born in the east. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Priest hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a simple black robe with grey stripes complete with hood. Her scarlet crest has been sun bleached extensively. She is baby faced.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly longswords and spears. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Being a Healer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Amber (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with white slacks. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

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. Osah 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Peridot (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Coral (140 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Citrine (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.