Description: This younger middle-aged woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her fur is cinnamon and curly. Her ears are large.

Personality: She hates drow. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Enemies, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Rose (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a red armored body suit, with a simple yellow line shooting up and back down. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her bow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Seraphina was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Doctor

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

Possessions: 6000 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has dyed his greying purple hair a little too much giving a sharp purple color. His red eyes peer out from beneath his feathered green 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 spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Iados lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. After a long history of fighting, Iados and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 7000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. Her red crest is long and unkept. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature axe.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 700 pp. Silver ewer (10 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (10 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp).

Description: He wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a sai, but if one is not available he will default to his kukri. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Dworic isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Dworic alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Dworic was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 800 pp. Jet (40 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Citrine (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman wears pastel leather gloves, a pastel jacket, and tight pants. Her gray fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 pp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (5000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 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. 1 Minor magic item.