Description: This late middle aged woman wears just a brown suit and is in decent physical shape. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Apothecary work with an outfit from a few towns over. Apothecary work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Apothecary responsibilities is difficult; and she has a crush on the local butcher

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 8000 gp. Zircon (20 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Amber (40 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She carries with her a set of whips on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. Her blonde hair is long and unkept. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Anastrianna abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 6000 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'2" when asserting herself. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 8000 gp. Coral (130 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is white and curly. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. Her parents enrolled her in a Druid school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Katherine took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 5000 gp. Aquamarine (1000 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Amber (140 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Rose (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Jasper (20 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. His hair is blue and curly. His ears are large.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is an amazing painter.

History: Amnon was born the youngest of three triplets. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 pp. Hematite (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). White opal (800 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Amber (50 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 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 faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His silver eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Marbas was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Marbas's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp).