Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull black iron scale mail, and she perpetually has her scimitar ready. With wild blonde hair. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Marigold was born the youngest of three triplets. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Marigold's homeland. Marigold decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Marigold fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull blue iron scale mail. Her copper crest is greasy and uncared for. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Apothecary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1100 gp. Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Human culture. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Insane. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Backpack.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. Her dark red hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are silver and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Ea will drive conversation. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He wears black trousers with white and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has a hunchback. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He got into the Slave Trader business at a young age. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He bought a nunchaku and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new slave trader responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Pink pearl (50 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Jet (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.