Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. 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 dire rats, the young Galiena began to lead the lost caravan. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman likes to wear black tank tops with pastel skirt and is in decent physical shape. Her white hair is knotted and matted. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. A true patriot, Vola would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Being born in the south, 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 south 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. After a long history of fighting, Vola and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to unite with her sister

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 pp. Fire opal (1000 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Coral (90 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks. She has wavy black hair. Her black eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed green hat.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Forgetful, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 10000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 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 (40 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with blue slacks. Her white hair is still thick. Her black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She hates Tieflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: Revenge; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 8000 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). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants and is in decent physical shape. He has dyed his greying blue hair a little too much giving a sharp blue color. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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 spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 5000 gp. Citrine (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp).

Description: She wears a black armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. She carries with her a set of crossbows, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She keeps her black crest in a flapper bob. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sard (60 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 4000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.