Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her spear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Shautha hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Shautha took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Zircon (30 gp). Brown diamond (4000 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Canary diamond (4000 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born in a small desert village. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a large brown jacket. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is short and golden. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Miller; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 210 gp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp).

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is red, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length red crest. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents enrolled her in a Bard school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Jeweler again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 230 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). 1 Minor magic item.