Description: This woman wears just a yellow suit. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her red hair is singed and shortened. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born into a rich family. A freak accident while working with her Barkeep father left her crippled. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 800 pp. Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a grey vest and prefers red and pastel shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has no hair. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Margery lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1600 pp. Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Rose (40 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She carries with her a set of shields on her belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She wears her golden hair down. She has blue eyes and a grey hat with a black feather.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Vistra enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 16000 gp. Moss agate (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Blue diamond (5000 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with red colored cloaks and clothing. Her white hair is cut short. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 5000 gp. Rose (20 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down and is in decent physical shape. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. The war was a terrible time for her, and Vorka does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Vorka hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Eye agate (6 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Jet (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Sard (60 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Rose (60 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Malachite (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her black eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Impulsive, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Rose (40 gp). Canary diamond (2000 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Sard (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a red collared shirt and grey pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He got into the Mayor business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Mayor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mayor work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and money/treasure

Flaws: Depressed, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (90 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.