Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'0" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a violet coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her ears are large.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 10000 gp. Jasper (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Pink diamond (4000 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Amber (130 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Coral (130 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has styled his purple hair well, parting it to the right. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Xappan lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Mortician, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 6000 gp. Blue quartz (14 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp).

Description: 4'8" and muscular, this southern woman wears a violet vest and prefers grey and pastel shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has black hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Unemployed. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Eloise lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Layabout, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has worked as a Unemployed like her mother before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a layabout again

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 15000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. She has wavy white hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. The war was a terrible time for her, and Hatae does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. Hatae liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Human compassion; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Military, Nature, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 5000 gp. White opal (1300 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear violet clothing when he does not wear armor. He carries with him a set of glaives, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He takes great joy in being the best Sellsword in town.

History: He was born into a rich family. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He bought a glaive and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Rich, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, she is not a threatening figure. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Valanthe lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She found a children's book about a Elf Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Roofer and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Expand her business; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Coral (50 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and carries rapiers. He wears his red hair down. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a Blacksmith first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He worked as a nervous Blacksmith and found it very stressful. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new blacksmith responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 500 pp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.