Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has done her best to style her purple hair to look like a famous performer. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Shax is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Shax enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Extrovert, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'4". He wears a green shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His white crest is heavily combed to the left. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He became a Spice Merchant soon after.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy, Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Malachite (10 gp). Coral (70 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp).

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is short and black. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is an amazing painter.

History: Kody hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Scribe. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he has a crush on the local scribe

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1700 gp. Blue quartz (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Zircon (40 gp).

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears an entirely tan suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Zaffrab grew up listening to his father's many stories. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 20000 sp.

Description: This light-skinned female wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Shepherd born in the past three hundred years. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A freak accident while working with her Guard mother left her crippled. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a brown vest and prefers red and tan shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

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. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born in the south. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 11000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. His tied-back hair is golden. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Caeldrim was born the youngest of three triplets. His first spouse was a Farmer, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He struck the Engraver job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 6000 sp.