Description: This tall, slender woman wears baggy violet pantaloons and a white scarf. She has wavy blonde hair. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bellfounder and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a fancy black dress. She has wavy chestnut hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Melissa was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Melissa's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 3000 sp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Rosalind hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. 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: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Rosalind was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Through the years after Rosalind was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Rosalind's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp).

Description: This southern woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born in the south. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Ida's homeland. Ida decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 gp.