Description: She wears a grey costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. She is portly but not overly obese. She has moderate length golden hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes goblins are coming to abduct people. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Mardred grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting goblins, the young Mardred began to lead the lost caravan. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by goblins. Mardred was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 120 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a worn and beaten armor. She has moderate length white crest. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: Hillanot is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Extrovert, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and is pretty ugly. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Finellen was born the youngest of three triplets. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 20 gp. White pearl (140 gp).

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a ceremonial dagger on his belt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair is still thick. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. The war was a terrible time for him, and Imsh does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. While he appears to be a normal Half-Orc, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Imsh fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull grey iron scale mail. His chestnut hair is still thick. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. His childhood dream was to be a Barkeep, but he was a colossal failure. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Ruler for the past few years.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 3000 sp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp).