Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears tattered old clothes. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She got into the Stylist business at a young age. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'0". She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her lavender fur is knotted and matted. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: Skirt hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dragonborn companion (her 'brother'). 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's looking for her big break; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 800 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. Her black hair is heavily combed to the left. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. 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: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 4000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Through the years after Kâka was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Kâka's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kâka fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2500 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Phann hails from a village terrorized by giants. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Phann was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 5000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a fancy red dress. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 9000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp).

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a bastard sword on her belt. She carries a battered dagger and tarnished bastard sword as well. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Nedda was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nedda fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 pp. Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (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 (30 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (5000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp).