Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has a hunchback. She has no hair. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Vanchu is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Vanchu grew up listening to her mother's many stories. 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 Bricklayer. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jade (80 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Zircon (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His white crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He worked as a nervous Gardener and found it very stressful. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Gardener

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

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: A 4'2" western woman, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Jarana speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Dwarves in Jarana's homeland. Jarana decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jarana fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2400 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp).

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She carries with her a set of shortspears on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length copper crest. She has red eyes and a black hat with a white feather.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Dragonborn, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 110 gp. Malachite (14 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'3" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a black small hat and black clothes. She has dyed her greying blue hair a little too much giving a sharp blue color. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Shax has worked very hard to control her curse. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has moderate length chestnut hair. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. Through the years after Wrenn was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Wrenn's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 21000 cp. Tourmaline (60 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.