Description: She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with red slacks. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She wears large thick round spectacles.

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 constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. Shautha liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver pearl (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp).

Description: This woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her left hand. Her hair, while still mostly dark red, has prominent grey streaks. Her ears are large.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born in the west. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is renowned for his bright green suits and hats. His blue hair is singed and shortened. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Barakas abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. During his travels, Barakas and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Barakas discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Barakas fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 80000 cp. Blue sapphire (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His gold crest is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in the east. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Vrondiss alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Soapmaker and was forced into it by his family; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1200 gp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her white crest is lengthy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. A friendly and beautiful Dragonborn, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Savaran fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a black coat with grey slacks. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly axes and greataxes. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed tan hat.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Soapmaker business.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Soapmaker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Just what you see.