Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. 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: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 14000 sp. A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Chay enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 12000 gp. Tourmaline (110 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her blonde hair is lengthy. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Gifted from a young age, Shautha studied abroad. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Brewer for the past few years.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and to be a bellfounder again

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Debt, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1000 gp. Star ruby (1600 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp).

Description: He stands about 6'5" and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Shoemaker. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His crest is blue and curly. His red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. Bharash is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Bharash lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Bharash was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Military, Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 2700 gp. Hematite (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Malachite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.