Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Gifted from a young age, Verna studied abroad. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 7000 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her chestnut hair is cut short. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gifted student she started as a Priest, but she got bored and became a Gardener. She has worked as a Gardener like her father before her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Jade (140 gp). Hematite (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a yellow Stetson hat and yellow clothes. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor, In love. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His rusty crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 2000 gp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Naal alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He bought a greatsword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 4000 gp. Moss agate (12 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Sard (80 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Chalcedony (80 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.

Description: This woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has shaved her head bald. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Detective. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She struck the Detective job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 800 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Amber (130 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Malachite (9 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Amber (130 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she dresses well, wearing pastel shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving River alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Hedonist, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 7000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 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.