Description: This woman wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on her right hand. She has wavy beige fur. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Shivering was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Sardonyx (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Red spinel (100 gp).

Description: This woman wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Ruler born in the past three hundred years. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Ruler. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This man wears a black tunic with pastel highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his left hand. He has no crest. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Kansif is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Bookbinder they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Stableman, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Stableman and was forced into it by her family; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She keeps her long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She got into the Barrister business at a young age. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Barrister and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her silver hair is long and unkept. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver pearl (140 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Jet (140 gp).

Description: She wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. Her golden hair is still thick. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in the west to a Carter, Shaena learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She became a Carter soon after.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and balancing her hectic life and new carter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and tan handkerchief worn on his left side. He has blonde hair. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a tan coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She hates Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. 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, Mara is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. 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. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 sp.