Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and violet handkerchief worn on her left side. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her blonde hair is well kept. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. 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: She got into the Butcher business at a young age. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, and carries shortspears. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. A freak accident while working with his Laborer father left him crippled. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hoshû fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 230 pp.

Description: This woman is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Human compassion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 100 gp. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: 6'5" and muscular, this western woman prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her black fur is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Barber but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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 has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Pacifist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 500 gp. Tourmaline (70 gp). Jasper (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is white and curly. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

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. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and doesn't want to be a slave trader and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Slave, Job, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

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

Possessions: 500 gp. Silver pearl (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.