Description: She stands about 4'0" and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Vonana is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She got into the Courier business at a young age. Vonana 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. She became a Courier soon after.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Silver ewer (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is short and white. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. 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: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 3000 gp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Amber (50 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Naivara alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 pp. Golden pearl (70 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 7000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is red and curly. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Zanna was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 9000 gp. Black pearl (1100 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Obsidian (12 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak. His white fur is heavily combed to the right. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the west to a Miner, Elegant learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Job, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has styled her black fur well, parting it to the right. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 700 pp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Sard (80 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.