Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak, and is pretty ugly. She keeps her red hair in a flapper bob. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born in a small desert village. 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 has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak. He is portly but not overly obese. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Antagonistic, Greedy. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. Her hair is short and golden. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Maynild enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She's also a talented Courier, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is content; and balancing her hectic life and new herbalist responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Black pearl (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. After a long history of fighting, Richard and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 700 gp. Banded agate (15 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp).