Description: This woman wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her right hand. She wears her chestnut hair up. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Gorga was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Gorga alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She's also a talented Spice Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bookbinder responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Job, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 6000 gp. Amethyst (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Canary diamond (8000 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). White opal (400 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears a black top hat and black clothes, she is not a threatening figure. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: Vorka is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Vorka grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Vorka. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 800 gp. Deep green spinel (120 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Jet (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a sickle on his belt. He is physically well-built. He has wavy brown hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Barakas 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; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Gifted from a young age, Jezebeth studied abroad. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Being a Miner kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Deep green spinel (150 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

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 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 into a rich family. 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 has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 cp. Blue quartz (15 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Shepherd born in the past three hundred years. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Helja lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Shepherd work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shepherd work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She struck the Shepherd job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: He dresses well, wearing violet shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Gennal hails from a village terrorized by giants. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a deep hatred of giants

Flaws: Addict, Secretive, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Malachite (13 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp).