Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears an entirely tan suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Mardnab will drive conversation. She uses divination through singing.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Mardnab was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Detective. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Detective.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and to be a guard again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1000 sp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears a green shirt with thin black vertical stripes and tan pants. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her crest is gold and curly. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 2100 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 4'2" and wears a simple grey robe with brown stripes complete with hood. She has chestnut hair. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1100 sp. Silver pearl (100 gp). Jasper (40 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. He has wavy silver hair. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Alex grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Alex. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 30 pp. Carnelian (70 gp).