Description: This tall, slender woman wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. She keeps her golden hair in a pixie cut. Her ears are large.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Anne enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Gifted from a young age, Anne studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Anne 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. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Hedonist. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears skinny pants and wears a grey and black robe with the hood down. She has wavy white hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered east to less war torn lands. She saw the violence of war and the aftermath so she converted to religion and dedicated herself to non-violence.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 20 pp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her bronze crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Apothecary work with an outfit from a few towns over. Apothecary work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His hair is white and very short. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a Bookbinder first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. 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: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 140 gp. Golden pearl (140 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a simple brown robe with black stripes complete with hood. He has white fur. His eyes are likewise copper. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Serpent was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear violet pants and tee shirts. She carries with her a set of longswords, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has moderate length black hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Elama hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. She has dyed her greying copper crest a little too much giving a sharp copper color. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length brass crest. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Wiggens lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 210 gp. Moss agate (6 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Hematite (6 gp).