Description: She wears a black broad hat and black clothes. Her golden hair is wavy and long. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

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. Shautha enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. Shautha was born on a far western island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Bricklayer. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Sard (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new adventurer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Bloodstone (60 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Amber (150 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. His blue hair, when down, is lengthy. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 13000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 2'11" and wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist, Disease, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 200 gp.