Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is wearing a long, black cloak. Her hair is white and very short. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Arha took it upon herself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Herbalist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Coral (90 gp). Black opal (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a brown coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head. With bright silver hair. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 6000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 4 Smokesticks.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with pastel slacks. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. 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 Carpenter. He's also a talented Masseuse, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this eastern man wears baggy violet pantaloons and a yellow scarf. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. The war was a terrible time for him, and Adelard does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Adelard was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 5000 sp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'6". He likes to wear yellow tank tops with brown pants. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Aquamarine (1400 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a violet shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and red pants. Her black hair is cut short. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Mella embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. She takes great joy in being the best Fortune-teller in town.

History: The child of a Navigator, who enjoyed hunting, Mella was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She prefers to wear flannel. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. Her ears are large.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A freak accident while working with her Apothecary father left her crippled. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Helja fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She carries a battered nunchaku and tarnished dagger as well. She has silver hair. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Tiaathque alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 100 gp.