Description: This late middle aged woman wears a green cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings and is in decent physical shape. She wears her brown hair up. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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: Nija was born with her mother's beautiful face. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 10000 gp. Jasper (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Jet (160 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp).

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. She carries with her a set of spears on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. Her white hair is long and unkept. Her white eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 39. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 3000 gp. Amber (110 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Apothecary does. She is portly but not overly obese. She has moderate length silver hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Marastyr hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. A gifted student she started as a Bowyer, but she got bored and became a Apothecary. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Golden pearl (110 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Jade (110 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Stableman, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her golden hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in the south to a Stableman, Tawar learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has worked as a Stableman like her father before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: In love, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 3000 gp. Obsidian (14 gp). Peridot (50 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Jade (100 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his falchion with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Born in the north to a Mercenary, Chay learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mercenary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Chay and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Revenge; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 800 pp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt and is in decent physical shape. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He worked as a nervous Laborer and found it very stressful. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Laborer for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Ruler again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Black pearl (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Brown diamond (4000 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Coral (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a black costume with the symbols of strength on her torso. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep silver.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born in the south to a Knight, Phelaia learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1100 pp. Moss agate (13 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Jade (50 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.