Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her shortbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She got into the Baker business at a young age. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 600 gp. Bloodstone (60 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her cinnamon fur is knotted and matted. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Shivering was born with her father's beautiful face. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Soapmaker and was forced into it by her family; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a white collared shirt and green pants. He accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 600 gp. Jade (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She usually wears her red robe and has her falchion always slung over her shoulder. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is black and curly. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Cora hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born in the north. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His ears are large.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Painter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Painter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. 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: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 4000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a violet armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Spring alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.