Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her spear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Shautha hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Shautha took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Zircon (30 gp). Brown diamond (4000 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Canary diamond (4000 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born in a small desert village. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a large brown jacket. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is short and golden. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Miller; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 210 gp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is red, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time, and is pretty ugly. She sports a flattop crest cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Kava and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 230 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. Her red hair is knotted and matted. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She got into the Soapmaker business at a young age. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 500 gp. Tourmaline (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears an entirely yellow suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her golden hair is long and unkept. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic, Racist. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 4'2" and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull black iron scale mail. Her head has been shaved. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A freak accident while working with her Bounty Hunter father left her crippled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insane. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.