Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She wears her black hair down. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Mardred was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Mardred has worked very hard to control her curse. She bought a sickle and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and tiefling compassion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His whole body is exceptionally muscular. Sporting a white mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Zaffrab was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Silver pearl (80 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and is renowned for her bright violet dresses and hats. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the south, 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 south 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Small steel mirror. 1 Hourglass. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, violet shirt, and black tie. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed white hat.

Personality: She hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Tawar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student she started as a Sellsword, but she got bored and became a Guard. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Racist, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'11" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Nature, In love. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. He wears his chestnut hair down. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'8". She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the left. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Margery was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Laborer.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears baggy grey pantaloons and a brown scarf. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born into a rich family. 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 Cartwright. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 60 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is red and very short. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Orla and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 6000 cp. Rock crystal (40 gp).