Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings, marred by sweets. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Mundane. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 50 pp. Violet garnet (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears blue trousers with white and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears his red hair up. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He worked as a nervous Shepherd and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with violet slacks. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Tanner arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Tanner for hire.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she has money and likes to spend it

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record, Rich, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 230 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). 1 Buckler.

Description: This woman wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a greataxe on her belt, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She got into the Ruler business at a young age. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She struck the Ruler job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 6000 gp. Obsidian (9 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Rose (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are likewise black. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Lerissa was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.