Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Oriel lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When Oriel reached her early adolescence her Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She wears her black hair down. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She is mildly Gnome supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp).

Description: This eastern woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is red and very short. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is mildly Halfling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Stableman hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Weaver they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Stableman, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Racist, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, and is pretty ugly. His purple hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His ears are large.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.