Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears dull grey sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed longbow, just in case. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has wavy blonde hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Nurkara is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Doctor mother left her crippled. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Hematite (4 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). White opal (400 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Hematite (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her white robe. Her white hair is braided into rings. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dwarf in existence. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she is greedy

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 10000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp).

Description: This man wears an entirely grey suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Dworic was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist, Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Jeweler

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

Possessions: 5000 gp. Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). White pearl (160 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her hair is black and very short. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her feathered black hat.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Gardener business.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Nagrette was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Pacifist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 pp. Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 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: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When Valanthe reached her early adolescence her Half-Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She bought a shortspear and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Military, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 10000 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Sard (50 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears long strands of jet and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She wears her brown hair up. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nora fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 9000 gp. Obsidian (5 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.