Description: This tall, slender woman wears a yellow collared shirt and red skirt. She accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Matilda will drive conversation. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born in a small plains village. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is content; and money/treasure

Ideals: Extrovert, Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). 1 Breastplate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He is dressed in earthy colors with a white and violet handkerchief worn on his right side. He wears his silver hair down. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bricklayer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Lazy, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has wavy blonde hair. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Verna grew up listening to her father's many stories. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Secretive, Depressed. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Banded agate (15 gp). 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, tan shirt, and red tie. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Cook. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Bilga was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She worked as a nervous Cook and found it very stressful. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Cook for hire.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 600 gp.