Description: This exceptionally lanky 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 keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She bought a ceremonial dagger and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Debt. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 sp. Pink pearl (80 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears just a grey suit. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An older man who wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), he is not a threatening figure. His hair is cut close to his head. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Gifted from a young age, Pâsh studied abroad. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has worked as a Blacksmith like her father before her.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is her passion; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Family, Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears baggy red pantaloons and a black scarf. He has a very tight haircut. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Pirithin was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Slave Trader. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).