Description: This tall, slender woman prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has no hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Adelaide grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 2000 sp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He wears his brown hair up. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He got into the Guard business at a young age. Gunter liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Persistence, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born in a small island village. A freak accident while working with his Soapmaker father left him crippled. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he's in love

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. His golden hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Heward is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the west to a Engraver, Heward learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Bather, but he was a colossal failure. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp).