Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, black shirt, and violet tie. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her golden hair is singed and shortened. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Interpreter arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Stacee alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. 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: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Military, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 500 gp. Jasper (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp).

Description: He typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. He is physically well-built. He has white hair. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Raer was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Raer was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Raer decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 700 gp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Jet (140 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears brown trousers with tan and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her head has been shaved. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2200 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her right hand. Her blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 75. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She is a Jackalwere in disguise. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp).

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her bronze crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has red eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She's also a talented Marshal, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 120000 cp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp).