Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her gray fur is long and unkept. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Spring embodies much of what other species detest in the Tabaxis. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Marshal arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. 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's repulsed by the PC; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 10000 gp. Gold music box (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a axe on his belt. His blue hair is lengthy. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1000 pp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. 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 white and very short. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Xanaphia has worked very hard to control her curse. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp).

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. With wild golden hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Traulam will drive conversation. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Extrovert, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1500 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2800 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her blue crest is braided into rings. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Havilar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered east to less war torn lands. She has taken up work as a Sage and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 12000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears tattered old clothes. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Mason. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 12000 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: He was born into a rich family. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and human compassion

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Racist, Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 500 pp. Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Jade (120 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.