Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She hates drow. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Malquis enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. Malquis liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Amethyst (130 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict, Depressed, Shy. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'9" and is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. He sports a flattop hair cut. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 700 gp. Azurite (13 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She is wearing a long, red cloak. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Pennie grew up listening to her father's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Opinionated, Extrovert, Justice. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 700 gp.