Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a club on her belt. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Kansif lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Armorer, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Spice Merchant and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Tourmaline (90 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a very tight haircut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Tippletoe speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is a great chef.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her cinnamon fur is still thick. Her copper eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Gale hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her hair is cut close to her head. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is content; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp).