Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a blue shirt with thin green vertical stripes and grey pants. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. 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 into a rich family. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Dilettante. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Silver ewer (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 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 (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her brass crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mishann fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 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.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears bulky violet painted plate armor. With bright auburn hair. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Eleanor embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. 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 in the south. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. After a long history of fighting, Eleanor and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 600 pp. White opal (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and yellow handkerchief worn on her left side. She has shaved her head bald. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Lia lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Forgetful. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Iolite (50 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Sard (50 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the left. She has green eyes and a brown hat with a tan feather.

Personality: Yvonne speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Crown-heir. She struck the Crown-heir job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Crown-heir responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 4000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a simple green robe with brown stripes complete with hood. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Mugrunden was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. White opal (500 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. 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: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Quelenna was born on a far southern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Marshal. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 4000 gp. Star rose quartz (70 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Rose (70 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Jet (100 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.