Description: This malnourished woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her axe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her white hair is singed and shortened. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 72. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Tailor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 gp. Violet garnet (200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 5'3" southern woman, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her white hair is wavy and long. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Bather business.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Jelenneth was born on a far southern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Bather. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Opinionated, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 2'11". She wears a red vest and prefers tan and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears a mask on her face.

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 is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Gynnie 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. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bather and was forced into it by her family; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 9000 gp. Iolite (40 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Citrine (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his glaive, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. He has brown eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is an amazing painter.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Apothecary and was forced into it by his family; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

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

Possessions: 6000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has shaved his head bald. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1000 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (5000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her silver hair is cut short. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born in the south. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She tends to her Engraver job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 11000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 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 (80 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears just a red suit. Her auburn hair is still thick. She is baby faced.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 6000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Jet (100 gp). Coral (100 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Zircon (40 gp). White opal (600 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Amber (100 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp).