Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a violet coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. 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: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Mundane. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 5000 gp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 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.

Description: Standing 4'7", this woman is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. She wears a colorful flower in her blue hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 13000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His silver crest is singed and shortened. He has gold eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Spy hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. 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: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She took after her father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her father taught her to defend herself. When her father died while fighting gnolls, the young Ahinar began to lead the lost caravan. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Black opal (1600 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Amber (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 5'9", this man has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his green robe. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Barrister born in the past three hundred years. He is a great chef.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 worked as a Barrister like his father before him.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1100 pp. Iolite (50 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Amber (140 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Fenriz lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur, Athletic. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 500 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Fire opal (1500 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Jade (110 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Rose (70 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Sard (70 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Amber (110 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.