Description: This late middle aged woman wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants and is in decent physical shape. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Baelitae hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. 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 has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Emerald (400 gp). White opal (400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born in the west to a Spice Merchant, Gormogord learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Spice Merchant. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and doesn't want to be a spice merchant and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Justice, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 4000 sp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp).

Description: This woman dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with white slacks, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears her dark red hair down. She has a dull look in her silver eyes.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Stylist. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Shava is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Disease, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Onyx (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Malachite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 6'5" and wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. After a long history of fighting, Tawar and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new apothecary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1200 gp. Coral (60 gp). Amber (60 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.