Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She wears her red hair up. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Barber. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her childhood dream was to be a Laborer, but she was a colossal failure. She tends to her Barber job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she wants revenge against illithids

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 2000 pp. Jet (70 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). White opal (800 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Onyx (80 gp).

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest, and carries quarterstaffs. He has silver hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He is a Lamia in disguise. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (10 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.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 5'8". He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Merchant, and his gloved hand is found clutching a hand crossbow. His purple hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are white and beady.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the east were limited. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is content

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue quartz (10 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Rose (30 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She wears her chestnut hair up. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her broad grey hat.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Grisha was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 6000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He is a Succubi in disguise. A gifted student he started as a Map Maker, but he got bored and became a Slave Trader. He has worked as a Slave Trader like his mother before him.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and expand his business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1000 pp. Black pearl (500 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Rose (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. She carries a battered sai and tarnished monstrous two handed axe as well. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 16000 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). Emerald (700 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Sard (80 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Coral (90 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp).