Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Mayor. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 3000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears an entirely black suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is blonde and curly. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kathra grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She found a children's book about a Dwarf Cleric who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his right hand. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his broad blue hat.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Scribe arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longsword.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His hair is dark red and curly. His white eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1000 gp.