Description: An older woman who wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with green colored cloaks and clothing, she is not a threatening figure. She has blue crest. Her gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: Biri hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. A freak accident while working with her Miller mother left her crippled. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 200 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her black hair is still thick. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She's also a talented Glassblower, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears her brown hair down. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Bowyer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1900 gp. Blue quartz (8 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the left. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Fisher but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has achieved small success as a Fisher.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.