Description: This woman wears tattered old clothes, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She uses divination through singing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Performer for hire.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 900 pp. Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He carries a battered lance and tarnished ceremonial dagger as well. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has gleaming, smiling silver eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Spice Merchant born in the past three hundred years. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 7000 gp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Rose (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older woman who dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, she is not a threatening figure. With wild auburn hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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. After a long history of fighting, Ownka and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 3000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, violet shirt, and brown tie. She has wavy blonde hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature, In love. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 3000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears just a grey suit. She has slicked back golden hair. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Gifted from a young age, Yurgunn studied abroad. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bricklayer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Jet (160 gp). Sard (80 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His fur, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are copper and he is always smoking a pipe.

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 always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Soapmaker business.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tabaxis in Spear's homeland. Spear decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Spear fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 700 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her hair is silver and curly. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and expand her business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1200 pp. Azurite (15 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.