Description: Standing 5'8", this woman 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 brown hair down. Her ears are large.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. 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: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 300 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a violet suit, tan shirt, and black tie. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her head has been shaved. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Millicent will drive conversation. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Guard arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Extrovert, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his left hand. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She prefers to wear flannel. She has wavy blonde hair. She has blue eyes.

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 used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Moonstone (50 gp). White opal (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.