Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Valanthe enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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 is greedy.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 700 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a black costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. His blue crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Dilettante. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Performer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 11000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Coral (130 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Eye agate (16 gp).

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Azurite (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Jet (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Body Guard business.

History: Born to a Dyer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He worked as a nervous Body Guard and found it very stressful. He's also a talented Dyer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new body guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

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

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden pearl (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Rose (40 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her pickaxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. She keeps her chestnut hair in a flapper bob. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Shax embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1500 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length black hair. Her fierce black eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Nature, Family, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 14000 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Blue-white diamond (5000 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). White opal (700 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Amber (100 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Jade (100 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She keeps her brown hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

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 is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 4000 gp. Alexandrite (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Jet (40 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.