Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears dull brown sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed shield, just in case. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. 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: Katherine was born with her father's beautiful face. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered east to less war torn lands. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing pastel cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. She is portly but not overly obese. Her gray fur is singed and shortened. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

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

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears tattered old clothes. Her green crest is knotted and matted. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Synthrin was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Synthrin alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 15000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp).

Description: He wears baggy green pantaloons and a brown scarf. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His black eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has worked as a Sculptor like his father before him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 35000 sp. Black pearl (200 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is a great chef.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.