Description: This malnourished woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Valida hails from a village terrorized by goblins. She found a children's book about a Dwarf Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Rose (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Jade (70 gp). Rose (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, she is not a threatening figure. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Mary lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She worked as a nervous Mason and found it very stressful. She became a Mason soon after.

Motivation: Expand her business; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Family, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 200 pp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Jade (130 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She usually wears her tan robe and has her sickle always slung over her shoulder. Her red hair is thinning but still full. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Slave Trader hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. Her lavender fur is smooth and relatively long. Her yellow eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 89. 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 also has developed a complete distrust of the Doctor profession.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She tends to her Scribe job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 600 pp. Malachite (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Canary diamond (7000 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Pink diamond (7000 gp). Coral (130 gp). Jade (130 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He takes great joy in being the best Marshal in town.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Dondon was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to be a shipwright again

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 6000 gp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Sard (40 gp). Jet (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Eye agate (11 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'11" and prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His ears are large.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp).

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She's also a talented Mercenary, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jade (150 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Clear bright green emerald (3000 gp).