Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she tends to wear a large tan jacket. She wears her auburn hair up. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Mardnab enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Mardnab was born the youngest of three triplets. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and doesn't want to be a glassblower and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a mace, but if one is not available he will default to his flail. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His ears are large.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'0". She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair is silver and very short. Her eyes are black and catlike.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of drow once and for all.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Uzza 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 searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. Her hair is short and auburn. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

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. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born in the south. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her hair is short and red. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Her parents enrolled her in a Bard school at a young age so that she could practice her arcane talents. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Revenge; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 500 sp. 3 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She usually wears her violet robe and has her shield always slung over her shoulder. Her silver hair is still thick. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her small violet hat.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Shoemaker. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her first spouse was a Baker, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Religious, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length blue hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She hates Tieflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Aym grew up listening to her mother's many stories. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Locksmith hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2600 sp. 2 Smokesticks. 1 Antitoxin. 3 Acid flasks.

Description: She likes to wear green tank tops with yellow skirt. She is portly but not overly obese. Her crest is short and silver. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Coral (40 gp). Sard (80 gp). Jade (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His clothes are grease stained in places. His white crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. 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 daughter.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Through the years after Gargax was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Gargax's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family, Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.