Description: 4'10" and muscular, this southern woman wears a blue vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her blue boots flare out at the collars. She has white hair. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. 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: Traulam lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and doesn't want to be a dyer and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical, Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He is physically well-built. His crest is scarlet and curly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Salasar was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Warrior, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Warrior in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy copper crest. She wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She has a hunchback. She has dyed her greying copper crest a little too much giving a sharp copper color. Her eyes are likewise gold.

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. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Tatyan hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 70 gp. Pink pearl (140 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears bulky grey painted plate armor. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has wavy red hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Anbera was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Tailor. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire.

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 sp. Obsidian (16 gp).