Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her red hair is braided into rings. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the south. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Opinionated, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his spear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His first spouse was a Tanner, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1100 gp. Silver ewer (40 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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: To end her boredom; and she is content

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An older woman who typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor, she is not a threatening figure. Her silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

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. After coming to the age of reason, Engong took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1000 cp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with white slacks. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Adventurer profession.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.