Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. 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: Her druidic 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 druidic talents. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Obsidian (4 gp). 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is typically in her Spice Merchant uniform. Her gold crest, when down, is lengthy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Hethress took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up bow and armor she uses now. She has worked as a Spice Merchant like her father before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Emotional. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1400 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp).

Description: She stands about 5'2" and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her tied-back hair is auburn. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed tan hat.

Personality: She hates goblins. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A freak accident while working with her Brewer mother left her crippled. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Many goblins want her driven away.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 19000 cp.

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her scimitar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her yellow fur is matted, messy, and big. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born to a Painter, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1200 gp. Onyx (60 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a white costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly nunchakus and longswords. She sports auburn long hair. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp).