Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears her silver hair down. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

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. 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: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'1" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Elysande was born on a far northern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Ruler. She has worked as a Ruler like her mother before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Ruler responsibilities is difficult; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her hand crossbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: Ella lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Ella alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Emerald (700 gp). Jet (50 gp).

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. She is portly but not overly obese. Her black hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Masseuse arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. 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: Money/treasure; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. Peridot (60 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Sard (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp).