Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears baggy blue pantaloons and a tan scarf. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in the south to a Sage, Hatae learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She became a Sage soon after.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and to be a mercenary again

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 900 pp. Black pearl (700 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Clear bright green emerald (4000 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Iolite (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His rusty crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Baradad liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). 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 wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a Bather, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and regain custody of her son

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Violet garnet (400 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Rose (20 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Iolite (20 gp).

Description: This woman wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has wavy white hair. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. 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, Shanairla grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 5000 gp. Sard (20 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Sard (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, and she perpetually has her scythe ready. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barber

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Moss agate (4 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Jade (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He wears a brown vest and prefers pastel and yellow shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has a hunchback. His blonde hair is still thick. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Slave Trader arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. White opal (1600 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp).

Description: This malnourished man is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, pastel shirt, and brown tie. He has moderate length red fur. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Tree 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 motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 17000 gp. Black pearl (1300 gp). Rose (50 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Citrine (50 gp).