Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has styled her purple hair well, parting it to the left. 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. Bune enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Bune was born with her mother's beautiful face. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and to unite with her sister

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family, Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 12000 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 6'2", this man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has wavy gold crest. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Medrash was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Selfish, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 pp. A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, marred by teas. Her auburn hair is cut short. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered east to less war torn lands. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To be a Shipwright again; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the right. Her white eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. A true patriot, Purah would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in the north to a Crown-heir, Purah learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 11000 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 (80 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

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 does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. The war was a terrible time for her, and Cecily does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Cecily's homeland. Cecily decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cecily fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 6'3" and muscular, this northern woman prefers to wear flannel. Her brass crest is braided into rings. She has red eyes.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. A true patriot, Pyxrin would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Laborer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her 13th 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 200 pp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 6000 gp. A small bag of saffron. (40 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp).