Description: An older woman who wears tan trousers with black and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts, she is not a threatening figure. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Salanop was born with her father's beautiful face. Through the years after Salanop was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Salanop's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she's in love

Flaws: Disease, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her yellow fur is matted, messy, and big. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Jade was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 15000 sp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Apothecary. Being a Apothecary kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 80000 cp. Black opal (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has moderate length red hair. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born in the north. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 70 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Sporting a white mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her golden hair is braided into rings. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Map Maker. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 150 pp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.