Description: This late middle aged woman wears silk and lounges about seductively and is in decent physical shape. She has wavy black hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. 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. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is typically in her Cook uniform. Her scarlet crest is singed and shortened. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Cook business.

History: Eggren was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 900 pp. Red spinel (130 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Coral (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp).

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he prefers to wear violet clothing when he does not wear armor. His tied-back hair is silver. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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: He wants revenge against brigands; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Bonds: Military, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her crest is red and very short. She has red eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A gifted student she started as a Barber, but she got bored and became a Merchant. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 12000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp).

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. He has wavy white hair. His black eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Zephan speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born to a Sculptor, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Zephan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Zircon (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Amber (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Sard (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her hair is silver and very short. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. After a long history of fighting, Mella and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 11000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 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 (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. A friendly and beautiful Human, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was born in the east. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1400 pp. Chalcedony (30 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Jacinth (5000 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Jade (140 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Rose (30 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.