Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 4'11". She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and her gloved hand is found clutching a quarterstaff. She has wavy white hair. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her top blue hat.

Personality: Shanairla wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Monk, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. When Shanairla reached her early adolescence her Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Poor, Family, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 300 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).

Description: She usually wears her grey robe and has her rapier always slung over her shoulder. She is portly but not overly obese. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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 now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her crest is green and curly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Bricklayer business.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to be a healer again

Ideals: Joker, Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Tourmaline (70 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a fancy brown dress, and carries lances. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. 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: To end her boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 2 Holy water.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her white hair is well kept. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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: A deep hatred of giants; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her white fur is singed and shortened. Her yellow eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. 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: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Through the years after Windy was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Windy's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She tends to her Stylist job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing her hectic life and new stylist responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Banded agate (9 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'2" and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has hazel eyes and a black hat with a white feather.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature halberd.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She wears bulky green painted plate armor. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Farideh grew up listening to her father's many stories. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

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

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 700 sp.