Description: She stands about 5'0" and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She has done her best to style her dark red hair to look like a famous performer. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her silver eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Spice Merchant business.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'1" when asserting herself. She keeps her silver hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are silver.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes goblins are coming to abduct people. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Layabout and was forced into it by her family; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 5000 sp. Black pearl (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a pastel costume with the symbols of strength on her torso. Her fur is lavender and very short. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 west. 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: To reunite with her absent mother; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her nunchaku with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Aline was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Tailor for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new tailor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 3000 sp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Full Plate.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Ahinar will drive conversation. Ahinar is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her parents were killed by giants in a raid when she was still a young child. The giants captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Bookbinder they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Mayor, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat. Her silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Body Guard who has hired her part-time. She is a great chef.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 400 gp. Pink pearl (70 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy yellow fur. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a hunchback. His yellow fur is singed and shortened. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Lone was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Ruler. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he's in love

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 800 gp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a blue collared shirt and green skirt. She accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military, Religious. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a brown collared shirt and red skirt. She accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Ovina lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Painter. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Masseuse they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Painter, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand her business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1600 sp.