Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She usually wears her blue robe and has her kukri always slung over her shoulder. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Orla was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 900 pp. Black opal (400 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a white vest and prefers blue and yellow shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She is physically well-built. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. 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: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 11000 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Coral (70 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Jet (70 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Rose (50 gp). Jet (70 gp). Azurite (15 gp).

Description: She very much looks the part of a Bellfounder, and carries ceremonial daggers. Her dark red hair is lengthy. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. 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 into a rich family. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bellfounder.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing her hectic life and new bellfounder responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the left. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born in the west. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 800 pp. Star rose quartz (50 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears long strands of sapphire and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths and is in decent physical shape. He has done his best to style his yellow fur to look like a famous performer. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Spring is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Spring hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His first spouse was a Body Guard, they had one son, 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 reunite with his absent father; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 11000 gp. Malachite (13 gp). Coral (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). White opal (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older woman who very much looks the part of a Brewer, she is not a threatening figure. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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 Brewer. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Brewer.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Brewer responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 6000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. Her gold crest is braided into rings. This gold eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Thava enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She got into the Bookbinder business at a young age. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Bookbinder. 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. Thava fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Black star sapphire (500 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.