Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Mary has worked very hard to control her curse. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 700 gp. White pearl (40 gp). Coral (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Peridot (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bather. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her silver hair is still thick. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born in the south. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is content; and to end her boredom

Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2400 gp. Emerald (1500 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). White pearl (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears an entirely blue suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

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. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She bought a longsword and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Lazy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This tall, slender man wears baggy white pantaloons and a black scarf. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Thorpe's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Thorpe was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Bonds: Religious, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.