Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her red hair is still thick. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Shava hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1100 gp. Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Peridot (60 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Brottor lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He's also a talented Marshal, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 230 pp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). White pearl (50 gp).

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He has blue eyes and a grey hat with a red feather.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Gunter's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Sailor. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her fur is yellow and very short. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She takes great joy in being the best Laborer in town.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Moon grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Laborer. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 230 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp).

Description: 4'7" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born to a Layabout, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her first spouse was a Layabout, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She tends to her Doctor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.