Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Bella was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To be a Doctor again; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Debt. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Rock crystal (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Rose (30 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Jet (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Peridot (30 gp).

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying south to reunite his family. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Guardian, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 3000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). White opal (600 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a grey costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Kyle will drive conversation. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He found a children's book about a Human Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 8000 gp. Iolite (60 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Sard (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is golden and curly. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. Uthemar is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born into a rich family. He dropped out of school to support his sick father, and resented it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Logical, Impeccable. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Herbalist profession.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1000 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, blue shirt, and brown tie, she is not a threatening figure. She wears her red hair down. Her eyes are likewise silver. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Anakis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 300 pp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 18000 gp. Carnelian (70 gp). White opal (800 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Clear bright green emerald (4000 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Sard (70 gp).