Description: She wears tattered old clothes. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Mara will drive conversation. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born in a small island village. After coming to the age of reason, Mara took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Extrovert, Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1900 pp. Star rose quartz (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is dressed in an above average manner. Her bronze crest has been sun bleached extensively. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 800 pp. Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her hair is short and golden. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and balancing her hectic life and new bellfounder responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Citrine (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Rose (60 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Rose (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Azurite (16 gp).

Description: She wears black trousers with yellow and blue striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her black crest is smooth and relatively long. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Merchant. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Vezera was born the youngest of three triplets. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To be a Sage again; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Family, In love. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 6000 gp. Onyx (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her first spouse was a Merchant, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 900 pp. Star rose quartz (30 gp). Coral (150 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She sports chestnut long hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Elysande hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 12000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. Her tied-back hair is brown. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A gifted student she started as a Locksmith, but she got bored and became a Barkeep. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Barkeep for hire.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Barkeep responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Moss agate (8 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Rose (20 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp).