Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She is portly but not overly obese. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Sumnes grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Sumnes was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man prefers to wear flannel. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. The war was a terrible time for him, and Oren does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Oren fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, In love. Occupation: Guard

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

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'9". She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her hair is long and black with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small white clips. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Brewer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black pearl (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Coral (160 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Coral (160 gp). Coral (160 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'1" and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Thoradin never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 500 pp. Obsidian (9 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 3'6" western woman, she wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Salanop hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Armorer for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 8000 gp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Coral (160 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She is portly but not overly obese. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Mortician mother left her crippled. 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: She's looking for her big break; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 400 pp. Carnelian (40 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Hematite (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 4'3" and wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. She has no hair. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.