Description: Standing 4'11", this woman has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: The child of a Crown-heir, who enjoyed hunting, Ilanis was taken on many hunting expeditions. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Ilanis never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Nature, In love. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 6000 gp. Iolite (60 gp). Hematite (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She stands about 5'7" and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. With wild silver hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Bilga was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Painter they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Weaver, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and to reunite with her absent mother

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Hematite (15 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Selfish, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 3000 gp. Red garnet (70 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). White opal (700 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). White opal (700 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has shaved his head bald. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 8000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She wears a colorful flower in her silver hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: To be a Layabout again; and money/treasure

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 10000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

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

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Fisher responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (4000 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a white armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. Her hair is red and very short. Her face is scarred and worn.

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 invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Jo abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 800 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp).