Description: She is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. She wears a violet tunic with grey highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has a hunchback. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Helen will drive conversation. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and doesn't want to be a fisher and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Extrovert, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 gp. Black pearl (900 gp). 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Simple lock.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'7". She is typically in her Spice Merchant uniform. She wears her brown hair down. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's in love; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is typically in her Layabout uniform. Her silver crest is unkempt and raggedy. This red eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: Born in the north to a Layabout, Mijira learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Layabout work with an outfit from a few towns over. Layabout work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing a long, red cloak. Her black hair is well kept. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Painter. The war was a terrible time for her, and Chenna does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Painter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Painter work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She tends to her Painter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His red hair is lengthy. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He got into the Carter business at a young age. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 7000 sp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and tan handkerchief worn on her left side. Her black hair is braided into rings. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Urshar took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up quarterstaff and armor she uses now. She tends to her Soapmaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Depressed, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A 4'8" northern woman, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her silver hair is long and unkept. She has gold eyes and a green hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Through the years after Ishte was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Ishte's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 190 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. She wears her red hair up. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Sculptor but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Sculptor arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Jade (100 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Amber (100 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Coral (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. Sporting a white mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Shepherd. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 100 gp. Jet (110 gp).