Description: She has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is cut close to her head. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is content.

Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 8000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a black shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His red crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shedinn grew up listening to his father's many stories. A freak accident while working with his Courier father left him crippled. He's also a talented Courier, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 6000 gp. Blue quartz (6 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Blue diamond (4000 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a spear, but if one is not available he will default to his shortspear. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He tends to his Fortune-teller job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Fortune-teller responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 10000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. She wears tattered old clothes. She has a hunchback. Her red hair is knotted and matted. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Katherine was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 7000 gp. Iolite (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Sard (20 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His head has been shaved. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Ûkbûk is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born in a small island village. Ûkbûk abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 700 pp. Alexandrite (1200 gp). Jet (70 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears white trousers with blue and tan striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. With wild red hair. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Bree hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Her parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when she was still a young child. The dire rats captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp).