Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 16000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: She dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with pastel slacks. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her golden hair is braided into rings. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She became a Mayor soon after.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mayor responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 600 pp. Violet garnet (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Brown diamond (6000 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Jade (130 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Amethyst (130 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, green shirt, and black tie, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has no hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the west. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: In love, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 7000 gp. Sard (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Coral (160 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Hematite (8 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. He has shaved his head bald. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Soapmaker but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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 has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 5000 gp. Coral (160 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Jade (160 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Coral (160 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp).

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Stableman. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. He is baby faced.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 600 pp. Violet garnet (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Amber (140 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Rose (80 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). White opal (800 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. Her head has been shaved. Her ears are large.

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: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it; and to end her boredom

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 700 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp).

Description: An older man who is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak, he is not a threatening figure. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Bulzo is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He wants revenge against drow; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 6000 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Jet (90 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Amber (90 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Onyx (20 gp).