Description: 4'3" and muscular, this southern woman wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. She has shaved her head bald. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Therlin enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She tends to her Servant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 2'8" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She prefers to wear flannel. She has shaved her head bald. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. 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: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 12000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and usually wears her pastel robe and has her shortbow always slung over her shoulder. Her orange fur is braided into rings. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and to protect her home

Ideals: Joker, Justice, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 3000 gp. Sardonyx (20 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and green robe with the hood down. She wears her golden hair up. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. After coming to the age of reason, Herleva took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. After a long history of fighting, Herleva and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'10". She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. She wears a colorful flower in her white hair. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the east. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hammer.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 12000 gp. Obsidian (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look and is in decent physical shape. He has a very tight haircut. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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 Engraver. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 11000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Gold and ruby ring (7000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born to a Map Maker, his father struggled to pay the bills. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue quartz (6 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.