Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, marred by sweets. Her blonde hair is still thick. She wears a mask on her face.

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 is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and she is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. She has no fur. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the north to a Brewer, Seven learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 gp. Sard (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around her ears. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a black tunic with green highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her white crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born to a Herbalist, her father struggled to pay the bills. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Timid voice

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

Description: She is lean but muscular and tends to wear a large white jacket. Her silver hair is cut short. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Anne lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dragonborn companion (her 'brother'). She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 60 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Gifted from a young age, Sybil studied abroad. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her warhammer, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. Her fur is short and yellow. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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 a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 700 sp.