Description: An older woman who wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her hammer with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, she is not a threatening figure. She wears her silver hair up. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She takes great joy in being the best Herbalist in town.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and is pretty ugly. Her brass crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Jheri 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. Jheri 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 has achieved small success as a Ruler.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. The war was a terrible time for him, and Rolf does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Rolf was born with his mother's beautiful face. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a blue costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Erevan was born the youngest of three triplets. His first spouse was a Weaver, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family, Guardian. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Banded agate (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is a great chef.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Ilde was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He is a Chromatic Dragon in disguise. 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 gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Herbalist. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 160 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a Weaver first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Gifted from a young age, Oolah studied abroad. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has achieved small success as a Weaver.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and expand her business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He wears his blonde hair up. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Banker for hire.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Passionate, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2400 gp. Azurite (13 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Citrine (80 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'6" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears tattered old clothes. His white hair is lengthy. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.