Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tabaxi, and stands approximately 5'5". She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull blue iron scale mail, and her gloved hand is found clutching a sai. Her fur, while still mostly beige, has prominent grey streaks. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in the south to a Apothecary, Shivering learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 5000 gp. Coral (60 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Eye agate (6 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is dressed in an above average manner. He wears his black crest down. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 500 pp. Blue quartz (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Kansif was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 9000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: This western woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 7000 gp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Jade (50 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing a long, tan cloak, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'6" when asserting herself. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Mardnab was born on a far western plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Barber. 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: Human compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp).

Description: She stands about 2'10" and wears tattered old clothes. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Shaena is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (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 (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.