Description: This woman stands a little under 3'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Mardnab hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. 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: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Tabaxi activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tabaxi doctor. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and tabaxi compassion

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Obsidian (4 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears tattered old clothes. Her bronze crest is greasy and uncared for. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 130 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His ears are large.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Ahvain is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He got into the Masseuse business at a young age. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ahvain grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Ahvain. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: Standing 3'2", this man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His tied-back hair is silver. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She wears her auburn hair down. She is baby faced.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. 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: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Agnes fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A 4'10" eastern man, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Being a Spice Merchant kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 80 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Doctor, and is pretty ugly. Her red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Doctor. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Nature, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 120 pp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Synthrin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. She has no hair. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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: Retire the richest woman in the west; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Impulsive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).