Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Fisher; and wants his loneliness to end

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 200 gp. 3 Acid flasks.

Description: She prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts, and carries rapiers. She wears a colorful flower in her chestnut hair. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. 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: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. Recently a tribe of dire rats 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: She's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Chrysoprase (70 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His white hair is knotted and matted. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1200 gp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Impulsive, Mundane. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Black star sapphire (500 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze, and is pretty ugly. Her brown hair is braided into rings. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Orla was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 600 gp.