Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and black handkerchief worn on her right side. Her chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray 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 invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Jacoba was born with her father's beautiful face. 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 has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp).

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a green and red robe with the hood down. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scimitars and rapiers. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length black hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac, Lazy. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2400 gp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His brown hair is long and unkept. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He worked as a nervous Apothecary and found it very stressful. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Apothecary for hire.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Menny was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His brown hair is long and unkept. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a Tailor first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He worked as a nervous Tailor and found it very stressful. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Arha lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1500 gp. Blue quartz (8 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears grey trousers with violet and green striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He sports a flattop hair cut. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white crest. He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has a hunchback. He sports a flattop crest cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She usually wears her violet robe and has her sickle always slung over her shoulder. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1100 sp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp).