Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 9000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a Mayor first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Mayor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mayor work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She tends to her Mayor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Red spinel (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Jade (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his monstrous two handed axe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He is physically well-built. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Sculptor arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Debt, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 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). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp).

Description: She wears a brown vest and prefers grey and blue shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'5" when asserting herself. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 72. 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 always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Cook business.

History: Emeny hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Rose (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Sard (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears just a black suit. His bronze crest has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Bharash is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Carter responsibilities is difficult; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Violet garnet (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Jade (140 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears an entirely white suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She carries with her a set of monstrous two handed axes on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Born to a Cook, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and many giants want her driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 pp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman is typically in her Spice Merchant uniform. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has brown eyes and a grey hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Griselda has worked very hard to control her curse. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1100 pp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Rose (80 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Peridot (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.