Description: She is lean but muscular and has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her blue robe. She has no hair. She has amber eyes and a white hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Soapmaker who has hired her part-time. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Vani was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Bricklayer. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and wants her loneliness to end

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Has a crush, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp).

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a bastard sword on her belt. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Bryseis lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears an entirely black suit with red socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. He's also a talented Layabout, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and tends to wear a large white jacket. His hair is blonde and curly. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Khrosh fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a butcher again

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 5000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Jet (150 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Blue-white diamond (6000 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Amber (150 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a simple green robe with black stripes complete with hood. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise white. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 50 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 800 sp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears tattered old clothes, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her fur is lavender and curly. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 340 gp.