Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her hair is red and very short. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Born in the north to a Spice Merchant, Balifra learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 700 gp. Bloodstone (80 gp).

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. Her fur is short and gray. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

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. 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: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Sweet liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Red spinel (100 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Azurite (7 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems and is in decent physical shape. She has shaved her head bald. She is baby faced.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To protect her home; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1800 gp. Banded agate (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He carries a battered lance and tarnished halberd as well. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Herbalist. He keeps his long gold crest kept up in a rat tail. This gold eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the west were limited. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Medrash fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a mite stocky and very much looks the part of a Detective. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Detective who has hired her part-time. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Blacksmith profession.

History: Ubada was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She became a Detective soon after.

Motivation: To be a Blacksmith again; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Amethyst (90 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her hair is golden and curly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. She is an epitome of beauty. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Half-Plate.