Description: She is in excellent shape and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her tied-back hair is blonde. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was born in the south. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1000 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Rose (50 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Obsidian (9 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a tattered pair of loose red pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs and is in decent physical shape. Her golden hair is singed and shortened. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

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. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Merla lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 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: 6'3" and muscular, this eastern woman wears an entirely black suit with red socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her red crest is lengthy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Saphara lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Family, Debt. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a red cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 900 pp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This light-skinned male prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His silver hair is thinning but still full. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. Thorpe enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

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. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he is greedy

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 11000 gp. Rose (60 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp).

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has wavy brass crest. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Amber (110 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). 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: 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 wears a white shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and violet pants. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).