Description: Standing 5'9", this woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. Her hair is long and blonde with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Joan grew up listening to her father's many stories. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This man wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his right hand. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Interpreter. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Morg hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Morg was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 12000 sp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Red garnet (130 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'0". He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His long white fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are yellow and beady.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 180 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the left. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Anverth lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Just what you see.