Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. Volen enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Mason arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Volen was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is content

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1700 gp. Carnelian (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Jasper (20 gp).

Description: He stands about 4'7" and wears a blue shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and brown pants. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He works hard and plays hard.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents enrolled him in a Expert school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Sage responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. Her white fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1600 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Zircon (70 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She has no hair. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Addict. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. A freak accident while working with her Hunter father left her crippled. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and regain custody of her son

Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Family, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 8000 sp. Hematite (16 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp).