Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Nella is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Nella was born the youngest of three triplets. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Scribe and was forced into it by her family; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 43000 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a red shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and brown pants, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She bought a trident and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: In love, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a blue coat over a violet low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. She has slicked back brown hair. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman is dressed in earthy colors with a black and white handkerchief worn on her left side and is in decent physical shape. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length purple hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She takes great joy in being the best Spice Merchant in town.

History: Shava was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. 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: Further expansion of business; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She wears her black hair up. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ielenia 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 Ielenia. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 110 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp).