Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is wearing a long, green cloak. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Blacksmith. She is portly but not overly obese. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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 Blacksmith. Recently the stress of being a Blacksmith has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a tailor again

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 700 sp. Golden pearl (100 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and is pretty ugly. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Brewer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Brewer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Brewer.

Motivation: To be a Cartwright again.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: She wears a white shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and blue pants. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears a colorful flower in her golden hair. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and to unite with her brother

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 20 gp. Silver pearl (120 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he prefers to wear flannel. His white fur is greasy and uncared for. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Sun was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Debt. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 gp.