Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She prefers to wear flannel. She has a hunchback. She wears her chestnut hair down. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Mary speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. Recently the stress of being a Servant has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 50000 cp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She prefers to wear red clothing when she does not wear armor. Her white hair is braided into rings. She has hazel eyes and a red hat with a black feather.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Ploughman. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Jo was born on a far western plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Ploughman. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 2500 sp. 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Superior lock.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'3". She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and her gloved hand is found clutching a flail. Her hair is short and chestnut. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Kilia 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 Kilia. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 300 gp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: This woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

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

Possessions: 46000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He hates Halflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Tiefling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tiefling doctor. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Tiefling people.

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 pp. Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (10000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears green trousers with white and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is cut close to his head. His skin is flawless and his silver eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the east were limited. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp).

Description: She has a missing right arm. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has brown fur. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born in the east to a Mason, Three learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 18000 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp).