Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a pastel tunic with white highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around her shoes. She keeps her lavender fur in a pixie cut. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Masseuse born in the past three hundred years. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Jade abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 6000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp).

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull green iron scale mail. She is physically well-built. Her silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 800 pp. Moss agate (9 gp). Sard (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with violet slacks. She wears her brown hair down. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. After a long history of fighting, Nedda and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 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: This man stands a little under 4'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a brown shirt with thin black vertical stripes and brown pants. He has shaved his head bald. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born in a small forest village. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 10000 gp. Banded agate (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Jade (140 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Rose (80 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Jade (140 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing a long, red cloak, and is pretty ugly. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Stannor never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 5000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She is physically well-built. Her yellow fur is braided into rings. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Priest but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1100 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears a green shirt, with a white mid length skirt with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, she is not a threatening figure. Her silver crest is braided into rings. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Born in the north to a Tanner, Biri learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Hematite (9 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Iolite (80 gp). White opal (900 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Coral (40 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.