Description: She stands about 4'9" and wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the right. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She worked as a nervous Adventurer and found it very stressful. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to be a merchant again

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a black feathered hat and black clothes. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and he is content

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has slicked back auburn hair. She has green eyes and a white hat with a black feather.

Personality: Elysande speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He dresses like a well dressed Performer does. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Performer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Performer. He's also a talented Bather, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Performer responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Minor magic item.