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. She has slicked back blonde hair. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born in a small forest village. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Shepherd for hire.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 pp. Chalcedony (50 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Blue-white diamond (5000 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Carnelian (50 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Alston was born with his mother's beautiful face. Alston abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 3800 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp).

Description: She stands about 2'9" and prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is content

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Forgetful, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 11000 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Amber (140 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Amber (140 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Jade (140 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has moderate length silver hair. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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: Ridaro was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Ridaro abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 17000 gp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Rose (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Clear bright green emerald (4000 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Sard (40 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Jet (130 gp).

Description: She wears a pastel shirt, with a tan mid length skirt with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her spear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. She wears a colorful flower in her red fur. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Spice Merchant. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She became a Spice Merchant soon after.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 8000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears skinny pants and wears a green and violet robe with the hood down. He has done his best to style his purple hair to look like a famous performer. He is baby faced.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: To be a Mercenary again; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. She wears her red hair up. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1000 pp. Sard (80 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.