Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears baggy black pantaloons and a red scarf. Her dark red hair is singed and shortened. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Spice Merchant. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Ishte was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length brown fur. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears skinny pants and wears a tan and violet robe with the hood down. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is his passion.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp. Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp).

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, white shirt, and pastel tie. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has wavy blonde hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He hates Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She is portly but not overly obese. She has wavy silver crest. This red eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a Marshal, her father struggled to pay the bills. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many drow want her driven away; and she's in love

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 40 gp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp).