Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is short and chestnut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Mary will drive conversation. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Mary was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature lance.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Sard (60 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Jet (140 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a fancy brown dress. She is an epitome of beauty. She has shaved her head bald. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Eloise was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1100 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears skinny pants and wears a tan and black robe with the hood down. Her white hair is thinning but still full. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

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 is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 5000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her brass crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Findex was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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: Money/treasure; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, In love, Mentor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 7000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has blonde hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born in the north. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying north to reunite her family. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 pp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her tan robe. Her black hair is braided into rings. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Bune 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. After a long history of fighting, Bune and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 800 pp. Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears a colorful flower in his white crest. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gold eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Secretive, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family, Slave. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 9000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp).