Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Juliana was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She 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. 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: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she desires power and/or immortality

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a black coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Through the years after Elysande was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Elysande's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 300 gp. Onyx (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Amber (40 gp). 1 Everburning torch. 6 Acid flasks. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a green and red handkerchief worn on her right side. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. She has a tattooed face.

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 is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Family, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 300 gp. Jet (60 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Emerald (1300 gp).

Description: She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: The child of a Body Guard, who enjoyed hunting, Ermina was taken on many hunting expeditions. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Ermina alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 60 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp).