Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is brown and very short. Her fierce silver eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Astaro hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Astaro liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against goblins; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Fire opal (1300 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small tan clips. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 10000 gp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Sard (20 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Banded agate (9 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Barber. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Morkral was born the youngest of three triplets. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Barber work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barber work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Persistence, Extrovert. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jet (80 gp). White opal (700 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Coral (80 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings, and is pretty ugly. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Dilettante. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born in the north. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Dilettante. He struck the Dilettante job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Amethyst (80 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Glassblower, and is pretty ugly. She has moderate length brown hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is a Glassblower first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. 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: She got into the Glassblower business at a young age. After coming to the age of reason, Hugolina took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She is content; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Jade (110 gp). Rock crystal (30 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.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears professional attire. Her golden hair is braided into rings. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. 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: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Spy

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jet (50 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man likes to wear yellow tank tops with tan pants. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He got into the Map Maker business at a young age. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Map Maker for the past few years.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Amethyst (110 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 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. 1 Minor magic item.