Description: A middle-aged woman, she dresses like a well dressed Body Guard does, and is pretty ugly. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Avelina lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She worked as a nervous Body Guard and found it very stressful. She has achieved small success as a Body Guard.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 12000 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp).

Description: He wears a white armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Mortician and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and to be a locksmith again

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Amber (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Emerald (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with blue slacks. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. 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 west. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 500 pp. Aquamarine (1200 gp). Rock crystal (60 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.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her auburn hair is wavy and long. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. Tana enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She got into the Seamstress business at a young age. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Seamstress for hire.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, In love, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1200 pp. Iolite (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Coral (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears dull grey sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed hammer, just in case. His golden hair is heavily combed to the right. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Servant. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 10000 gp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Peridot (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a black tunic with green highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His gold crest is unkempt and raggedy. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born to a Barber, his father struggled to pay the bills. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 900 pp. Aquamarine (1000 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears skinny pants and wears a tan and white robe with the hood down. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her ears are large.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Unvera was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Tailor. She became a Tailor soon after.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tourmaline (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.