Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and white handkerchief worn on her left side. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To be a Barber again; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Star ruby (700 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Amber (160 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Jacinth (5000 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Jade (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 5'5", this woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. Her blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Malquis grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her first spouse was a Scribe, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 12000 gp. Rose (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp).

Description: He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a black coat with blue slacks. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: William was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. William was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Azurite (7 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Jet (130 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her red hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Matilda was born with her father's beautiful face. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Elves in Matilda's homeland. Matilda decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Matilda fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 9000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She keeps her auburn hair in a flapper bob. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Her childhood dream was to be a Stylist, but she was a colossal failure. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to be a stylist again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 800 pp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Amber (50 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp).

Description: She wears dull green sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed hand crossbow, just in case. She is physically well-built. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are a pleasant black.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gadreel studied abroad. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Blue diamond (5000 gp). Sard (80 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Eye agate (9 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and black handkerchief worn on her left side. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born in a small desert village. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She struck the Stableman job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Joker, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1000 gp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 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.