Description: This slender woman stands about 4'8". She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her white hair is braided into rings. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. A true patriot, Phelaia would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She got into the Blacksmith business at a young age. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she is greedy

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Military, Job, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 17000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

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 constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. His crest is short and bronze. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Scribe and was forced into it by his family; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Poor, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Amethyst (90 gp).

Description: 5'0" and muscular, this western woman likes to wear black tank tops with brown skirt. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Born in the west to a Layabout, Neega learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. She became a Layabout soon after.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears long strands of topaz and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her black hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

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: She was born into a rich family. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears long strands of opal and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her hair is brown and very short. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. 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 find somewhere to settle down; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 210 gp. 2 Antitoxin.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He bought a mace and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and many drow want him driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 15000 cp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her white crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. 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 is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her childhood dream was to be a Barrister, but she was a colossal failure. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

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 seeks redemption

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Minor magic item.