Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She carries with her a set of scythes, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her crest is rusty and curly. Her red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. Farideh is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Butcher. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and doesn't want to be a butcher and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1100 gp. Banded agate (8 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Iolite (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. He keeps his cinnamon fur in a pixie cut. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is an amazing painter.

History: He got into the Engraver business at a young age. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1700 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp).

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears baggy green pantaloons and a grey scarf. He has no hair. His black eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Slave, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a dagger, but if one is not available she will default to her axe. She has slicked back auburn hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. 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 son.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. After a long history of fighting, Tawna and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to unite with her sister

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 30 gp. Coral (130 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. 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: Shava was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has achieved small success as a Shoemaker.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Pacifist, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly warhammers and morningstars. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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. Being a Banker kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 360 gp. Emerald (400 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). 4 Holy water.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He prefers to wear flannel. His hair is long and golden with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears professional attire. Her hair is black and curly. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is a great chef.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Meriele grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Meriele was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly rapiers and nunchakus. Her hair is long and red with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small white clips. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

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. A friendly and beautiful Half-Orc, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 600 gp. Tourmaline (90 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.