Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a blue vest and prefers white and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has wavy blonde hair. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. Her parents were killed by drow in a raid when she was still a young child. The drow captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of drow

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Galiena fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 500 sp. Sardonyx (80 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'1" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Gifted from a young age, Ermina studied abroad. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Debt, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 gp. Moonstone (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. He has moderate length blonde hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and doesn't want to be a banker and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 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 professional attire. Her hair is short and auburn. 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 shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Chaedi enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Chaedi was born with her mother's beautiful face. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a tan coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. His red hair is singed and shortened. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Igden hails from a village terrorized by goblins. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 500 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a blue shirt, with a grey mid length skirt with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her falchion, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. She has blonde hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He wears his blonde hair down. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: Born to a Brewer, his father struggled to pay the bills. Being born in the north, 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 north 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: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a map maker and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He carries a battered monstrous two handed axe and tarnished falchion as well. His lavender fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Slave Trader profession.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Assassin hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Assassin for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carnelian (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Malachite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.