Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the left. Her skin is flawless and her silver eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. 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: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Now she works as a painting tutor during her time off.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a barber again

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He usually wears his violet robe and has his crossbow always slung over his shoulder. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is wearing a long, brown cloak. She has wavy auburn hair. She has violet eyes.

Personality: Melissa hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A gifted student she started as a Cartwright, but she got bored and became a Body Guard. She has achieved small success as a Body Guard.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 29000 sp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His green eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Kilvar's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he has a crush on the local priest

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. Iolite (40 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Zircon (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Antinua will drive conversation. 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: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has worked as a Apothecary like her father before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Apothecary responsibilities is difficult; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2600 sp. Black pearl (600 gp). 1 Half-Plate.