Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 500 pp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned female wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a lance, but if one is not available she will default to her rapier. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is cut close to her head. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Bather. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 11000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears professional attire. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Ellywick was born on a far western island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Shepherd. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Sardonyx (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Rose (70 gp). Amber (50 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Onyx (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 2'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. Her hair is silver and curly. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. Kithri liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 10000 gp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Jocelyn lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This light-skinned female typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull tan iron scale mail. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is red and curly. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Sutha never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 900 pp. Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears an entirely yellow suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Uthemar is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born in the west. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Malachite (8 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Sard (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Amber (90 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.