Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Portia hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 6000 sp. Carnelian (80 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. A friendly and beautiful Halfling, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She's also a talented Sculptor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Job, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Adventurer. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Adventurer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and expand her business

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, In love, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 900 gp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is blue, silky, and of moderate length. His silver eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker green hat.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is content

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He is typically in his Body Guard uniform. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Fenriz was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1500 gp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Iolite (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears professional attire. His white hair is thinning but still full. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 800 gp. Eye agate (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 4'7". She tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, and her gloved hand is found clutching a morningstar. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Dyer. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She worked as a nervous Dyer and found it very stressful. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 90 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.