Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. 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, Nora is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'7" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her fur is red and curly. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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: A deep hatred of gnolls; and money/treasure

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in the east to a Barber, Sumnes learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Barber.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'7". He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt, and his gloved hand is found clutching a pickaxe. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Zaffrab was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 6000 cp. Amber (140 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'1". She wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Sarah was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She wears baggy black pantaloons and a tan scarf. She is physically well-built. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Manea hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Manea alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Flaws: Emotional, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 190 gp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: An older woman who is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, she is not a threatening figure. Her white crest is smooth and relatively long. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He got into the Animal Trainer business at a young age. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Detective they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Animal Trainer, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His gold crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He comes from a rich southern family. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 13000 sp. Tourmaline (70 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Rose (40 gp). Jet (70 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp).