Description: This late middle aged woman tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt and is in decent physical shape. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length white hair. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Torgga was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She found a children's book about a Dwarf Monk who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. Recently the stress of being a Merchant has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Sardonyx (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears an entirely brown suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, In love. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is physically well-built. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He found a children's book about a Half-Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1800 gp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Amber (80 gp). Zircon (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Blacksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She wears her silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Sage. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Hatae was born with her mother's beautiful face. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Hatae was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Attractive. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 13000 cp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears tattered old clothes. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. 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 recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 22000 sp.

Description: This light-skinned female wears a white collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has wavy auburn hair. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is golden and curly. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. 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 reunite with his absent mother; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Nature, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born in a small forest village. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 3000 gp. Hematite (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.