Description: An older woman who wears dark leathers with embroidery, she is not a threatening figure. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her glaive, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her golden hair is matted, messy, and big. Her ears are large.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Knight born in the past three hundred years. Neega enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He has no hair. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He's in love; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Smoky quartz (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull green iron scale mail. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the west. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 6000 sp. Aquamarine (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Onyx (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Slave Trader. He carries with him a set of longbows on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His yellow fur, when down, is lengthy. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Slave Trader but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His childhood dream was to be a Marshal, but he was a colossal failure. After a long history of fighting, Sun and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 pp. Onyx (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Blue-white diamond (4000 gp). Hematite (8 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Jet (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Eye agate (8 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is dark but she possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. She wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Siffress was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Siffress decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her hair is black and curly. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Shepherd. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Lezre enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Lezre was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Monk, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Monk in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She struck the Shepherd job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 12000 gp. Moonstone (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Amber (80 gp). Jade (80 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he likes to wear tan tank tops with grey pants. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Beiro hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Revenge; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She wears long strands of jet and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She wears her red hair down. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Bounty Hunter born in the past three hundred years. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Avice was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 220 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.