Description: This malnourished woman dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born in the south to a Servant, Smoking learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She became a Servant soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 gp. White pearl (140 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Amber (140 gp). Sard (30 gp). Blue-white diamond (4000 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Amber (140 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Onyx (30 gp).

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull black iron scale mail. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Mara was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Performer and was forced into it by her family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 7000 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears dark leathers with embroidery, marred by sweets. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Ûgakûga enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Insane. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 3000 gp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Jet (80 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Coral (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She wears her chestnut hair down. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She takes great joy in being the best Scribe in town.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her childhood dream was to be a Brewer, but she was a colossal failure. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her beige fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 have a good time and be beloved; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1300 pp. Rose (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Amber (100 gp). Blue-white diamond (7000 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). White pearl (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Ielenia was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has worked as a Mortician like her mother before her.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1000 gp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp).

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has a very tight haircut. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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 Adventurer. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and expand her business

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eye agate (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Rose (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.