Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a grey broad hat and grey clothes. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Tanner responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 5000 gp. Star ruby (800 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Malachite (16 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her hair is auburn and very short. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She is a great chef.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 11000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her dagger with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jade (120 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Onyx (80 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his dagger with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of goblins once and for all.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 2000 gp. Blue quartz (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Blue-white diamond (4000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She got into the Fortune-teller business at a young age. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Banded agate (14 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Coral (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His brown fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 300 pp. Blue quartz (9 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'1". She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light violet in addition to tight pants. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Guard. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Guard arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Guard for hire.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.