Description: She is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. She wears brown trousers with blue and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has a hunchback. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Barbena lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears long strands of opal and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, she is not a threatening figure. Her green crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, PTSD, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a blue collared shirt and grey skirt. She accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: The child of a Herbalist, who enjoyed hunting, Andraste was taken on many hunting expeditions. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'4". He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Animal Trainer. His blonde hair is still thick. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He got into the Animal Trainer business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Animal Trainer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Animal Trainer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist, Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 20000 cp. Tourmaline (140 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a greatsword, but if one is not available he will default to his warhammer. His golden hair is cut short. He has hazel eyes.

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. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born into a rich family. He worked as a nervous Sage and found it very stressful. He became a Sage soon after.

Motivation: To be a Fisher again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her auburn hair is cut short. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 500 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 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 attire stands in sharp contrast to her halberd, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the right. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Tawna hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.