Description: She wears dull pastel sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed hand crossbow, just in case. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her black fur is long and unkept. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she is content

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Sensitive, Mundane. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1200 pp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a fancy green dress. She keeps her long white crest kept up in a rat tail. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Blendaeth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Blendaeth was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Fortune-teller responsibilities is difficult; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Fearful, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, In love. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 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.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her hair is short and golden. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Brakka was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Nature, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 500 pp.

Description: This man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is a Gardener first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Dean was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Gardener work with an outfit from a few towns over. Gardener work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To be a Marshal again; and balancing his hectic life and new gardener responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 24000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her axe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has done her best to style her beige fur to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. 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. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the south were limited. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 11000 gp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Rose (20 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are black and catlike.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mayor. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Aquamarine (1100 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Coral (140 gp). Coral (140 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a white tunic with tan highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. With bright golden hair. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Portia grew up listening to her mother's many stories. 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: She is greedy; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 800 pp. Hematite (6 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Sard (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.