Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her black hair is thinning but still full. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Vadania grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Lazy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 170 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear flannel, and she perpetually has her trident ready. She has a very tight haircut. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Birel grew up listening to her father's many stories. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears just a white suit. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Disease, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1300 sp. Rose (60 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). 4 Smokesticks. 3 Antitoxin. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a worn and beaten armor. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Jillian wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Adept, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

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. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. 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 would like to get married and retire; and she is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 gp. Citrine (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.