Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears dark leathers with embroidery, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is an amazing painter.

History: Portia was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 500 gp. Citrine (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her cinnamon fur is braided into rings. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to be a painter again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his pickaxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He comes from a rich western family. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Gardener

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

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An older woman who wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants, she is not a threatening figure. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. 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: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. He has shaved his head bald. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Miner who has hired him part-time. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he's in love

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks. Her tied-back hair is auburn. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Bookbinder who has hired her part-time. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Shoemaker mother left her crippled. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Shoemaker. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1000 gp. Obsidian (12 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. She is an epitome of beauty. Her hair is auburn and curly. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 900 gp. Tourmaline (40 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp).

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a nunchaku on his belt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'1" when asserting himself. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson black hat.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.