Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a brown and tan robe with the hood down. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her flail, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. The war was a terrible time for her, and Emma does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Emma was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. She is an epitome of beauty. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 40000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She keeps her blonde hair in a flapper bob. She is baby faced.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Tanner business.

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. Kithri 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 Kithri. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 gp. Amber (110 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp).

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears a brown costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Eberk grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His orange fur is smooth and relatively long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. Jade enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Jade was born the youngest of three triplets. Jade liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and to unite with his brother

Flaws: Insane, Greedy, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 240 pp. Amethyst (100 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.