Description: She is in excellent shape and is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. Her hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Ilanis was born on a far western mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Stableman. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a black coat with white slacks. With bright brown hair. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Althaea is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She's also a talented Mercenary, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and sabotage a competitor

Bonds: Job, Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Peridot (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

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

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. His beige fur is long and unkept. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Three was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bellfounder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 600 pp. Banded agate (12 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Jade (90 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Clear bright green emerald (8000 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame, she is not a threatening figure. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She found a children's book about a Half-Elf Rogue who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and regain custody of her daughter

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1400 sp. Moonstone (40 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: A 6'0" northern man, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His lavender fur is singed and shortened. He has yellow eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and to settle down with his crush

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Slave, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Aquamarine (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a fancy tan suit. His hair is cut close to his head. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Performer for hire.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a violet armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. Her hair is black and curly. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Ruler but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

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. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Eloise was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork manacles. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Morgran lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. After a long history of fighting, Morgran and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Slave Trader and was forced into it by his family; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.