Description: She typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her falchion, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her hair is silver and curly. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her brown hair is long and unkept. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jezebeth fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 900 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Black pearl (900 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'11". She wears a violet vest and prefers blue and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her childhood dream was to be a Dilettante, but she was a colossal failure. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Canary diamond (7000 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Eye agate (5 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He wears his auburn hair down. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature quarterstaff.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He carries a battered sai and tarnished flail as well. His crest is cut close to his head. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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 Banker. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Banker for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Shoemaker again; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a green coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. He has gold eyes and a green hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 700 gp. Jet (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Banded agate (16 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a hammer on his belt. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are amber.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Ivellios hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He tends to his Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 5000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).