Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: Harvest wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Bard, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... A true patriot, Harvest would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Map Maker. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and expand her business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears tattered old clothes. He sports a flattop hair cut. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. A true patriot, Vondal would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Vondal hails from a village terrorized by brigands. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears just a grey suit, she is not a threatening figure. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Therlin enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Therlin liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'2". She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and her gloved hand is found clutching a hand crossbow. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and regain custody of her son

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 7000 cp. Onyx (30 gp). Jet (150 gp).

Description: A 6'2" eastern woman, she wears skinny pants and wears a green and tan robe with the hood down. Her crest is black and curly. She has gold eyes and a green hat with a tan feather.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her childhood dream was to be a Courier, but she was a colossal failure. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Barkeep for hire.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp).