Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has wavy blonde hair. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Banker but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her first spouse was a Doctor, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Opinionated, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: This woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

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 never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Maiathah abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a grey collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Map Maker business.

History: He was born into a rich family. His first spouse was a Layabout, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

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

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Golden pearl (40 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Ielenia is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Slave. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He got into the Knight business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Knight work with an outfit from a few towns over. Knight work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Knight responsibilities is difficult; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Guardian, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 8000 sp. Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She is portly but not overly obese. Her black crest is smooth and relatively long. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Family, Nature, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1100 gp. Eye agate (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. She has moderate length auburn hair. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Terse, Greedy. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 600 gp. White pearl (120 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is a great chef.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Raer was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Slave Trader and was forced into it by his family; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 20 pp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp).

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and he perpetually has his lance ready. His brown hair is braided into rings. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Laucian was born with his mother's beautiful face. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Laucian fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1000 gp.