Description: This slender woman stands about 5'7". She wears tattered old clothes. Her hair is short and golden. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Baker for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 600 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Baker. She became a Baker soon after.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her crest is scarlet, silky, and of moderate length. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Locksmith arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 7000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp).

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her cinnamon fur is lengthy. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Brewer. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He is an epitome of beauty. His tied-back hair is white. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Raer lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

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. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. He has achieved small success as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a red shirt, with a tan mid length skirt with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her head has been shaved. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Shaena was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She's in love; and she has a crush on the local priest

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Has a crush, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He usually wears his yellow robe and has his club always slung over his shoulder. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Erevan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Erevan alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Eye agate (14 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp).

Description: She stands about 5'2" and prefers to wear tan clothing when she does not wear armor. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Sculptor business.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Mella was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Mella alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. 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 wants revenge against giants; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Persistence, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1200 sp.