Description: She very much looks the part of a Herbalist, and she perpetually has her quarterstaff ready. Her tied-back hair is golden. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Herbalist. She became a Herbalist soon after.

Motivation: To be a Carpenter again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Nalaed lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nalaed fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Birel was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She's also a talented Stableman, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment and is in decent physical shape. Her rusty crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A gifted student she started as a Cook, but she got bored and became a Bather. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Cook again.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a white coat with green slacks. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her red hair is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She is a Slaad in disguise. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Citrine (60 gp).