Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. She has wavy golden hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. 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: The child of a Spice Merchant, who enjoyed hunting, Thiala was taken on many hunting expeditions. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. 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: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 600 pp. Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Jet (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is renowned for her bright violet dresses and hats. She wears her white hair down. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: To be a Bather again; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 pp. Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. Her red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. 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. After a long history of fighting, Gurdis and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 5000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He typically wears red cloth garments or leather armor. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: Revenge; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 6000 gp. Jasper (40 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp).

Description: This woman wears a fancy white dress. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her red hair is knotted and matted. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Oolah was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 pp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her copper eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1200 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She is content; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Mundane, Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 12000 gp.