Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the west. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 3'3" and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears a colorful flower in her blonde hair. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 900 sp. Jade (70 gp). Jade (70 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears dull grey sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed sai, just in case. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Helen was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 140 gp.

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 wears professional attire. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he's in love

Flaws: Hedonist, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Citrine (30 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp).

Description: He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His blue hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are white and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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 Spice Merchant. Recently the stress of being a Spice Merchant has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Knight; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 40 pp. Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Jet (90 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp).

Description: This southern man wears a simple grey robe with black stripes complete with hood. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying south to reunite his family. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery, and he perpetually has his longsword ready. He keeps his black crest in a flapper bob. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Patrin was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Forgetful, Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 160 gp. Golden pearl (120 gp).