Description: An older woman who is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and brown handkerchief worn on her right side, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is silver and curly. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. 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: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 12000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and likes to wear grey tank tops with green pants. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born in the south. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 3000 gp. Hematite (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Jade (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Clear bright green emerald (7000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He sports a flattop hair cut. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his top blue hat.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a black shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and blue pants. She keeps her dark red hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Guard business.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Guard. After a long history of fighting, Markosian and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to be a sage again

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 800 pp. Moonstone (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears a simple tan robe with grey stripes complete with hood. She has slicked back auburn hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a Ploughman first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Ploughman.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 500 pp. Red garnet (110 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Sard (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Coral (110 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Brown diamond (4000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Jasper (20 gp). White pearl (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. His black hair is singed and shortened. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker grey hat.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. After a long history of fighting, Kilvar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. 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: Born in the west to a Merchant, Riswynn learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 10000 gp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Jade (140 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp).