Description: A 3'11" eastern woman, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. Her head has been shaved. She is baby faced.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Diesa was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Debt. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose pastel pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her gray fur is matted, messy, and big. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. 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 spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a black vest and prefers green and white shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her crest is white and curly. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new seamstress responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 120 gp. Banded agate (11 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a black shirt with thin violet vertical stripes and blue pants. She has done her best to style her silver crest to look like a famous performer. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Flaws: Insane, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Violet garnet (1300 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Rose (20 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. His silver unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Joker, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: 4'8" and muscular, this western woman tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She wears her gray fur up. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her yellow eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a black cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his right hand. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His silver eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. Through the years after Valafar was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Valafar's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 300 gp. Rock crystal (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.