Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is wearing a long, yellow cloak. With wild chestnut hair. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Mara enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She got into the Stylist business at a young age. Her first spouse was a Brewer, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her brass crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Ruloth was born the youngest of three triplets. She worked as a nervous Junk Dealer and found it very stressful. She's also a talented Map Maker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull tan iron scale mail. Her brown hair is cut short. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She got into the Performer business at a young age. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Performer for the past few years.

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

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and very much looks the part of a Stableman. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small violet clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. His green eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed violet hat.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Stableman. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Arannis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Mentor, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a tan shirt, with a blue mid length skirt with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 330 gp. Golden pearl (120 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman is very fat, and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Spice Merchant. Her tied-back hair is golden. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Slave Trader profession.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents were killed by orcs in a raid when she was still a young child. The orcs captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a fancy tan suit. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 160 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).