Description: An older woman who is wearing a long, black cloak, she is not a threatening figure. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Bendoo is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 30 pp. Red garnet (50 gp).

Description: 5'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He keeps his long dark red hair kept up in a rat tail. His red eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson black hat.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Vassago enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to protect his home

Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears tattered old clothes. Her gold crest has been sun bleached extensively. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Farideh liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To protect her home.

Ideals: Professionalism, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'10" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. Her white eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Akta was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Akta decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: 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; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: A 3'3" western man, he wears a red cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Thorpe was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: 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; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears an entirely red suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her hair is white and very short. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Seamstress. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She is a Jackalwere in disguise. She worked as a nervous Seamstress and found it very stressful. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1 Everburning torch.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born into a rich family. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Adrie has worked very hard to control her curse. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Paelias's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was born into a rich family. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After months of barely getting by, Paelias managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 800 sp. Obsidian (7 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He prefers to wear flannel, marred by sweets. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. The war was a terrible time for him, and Fargas does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.