Description: He wears a black costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a Baker first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Baker for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a spice merchant again

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a green coat with pastel slacks. She is an epitome of beauty. Her hair is black and very short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Salanop and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 700 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Full Plate.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dragonborn, and stands approximately 6'3". She wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a mace on her belt, and her gloved hand is found clutching a mace. Her long scarlet crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Hunter they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Barkeep, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bookbinder and is in decent physical shape. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length white hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bookbinder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Poor, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She very much looks the part of a Soapmaker. Her hair is silver and very short. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Geva lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Soapmaker responsibilities is difficult; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears just a brown suit. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. After a long history of fighting, Torbera and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy, Disease. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and carries longswords. Her auburn hair is cut short. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Helja grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: She wears suspenders and red workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair is black and curly. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Alain isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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 Spy. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Alain was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to be a engraver again

Ideals: Impeccable, Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 200 gp. White opal (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Banded agate (6 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a quarterstaff on his belt. His red hair is braided into rings. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Rûkdûg was born with his mother's beautiful face. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 30 pp. Blue quartz (16 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Citrine (20 gp).