Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a simple brown robe with green stripes complete with hood. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Born to a Bookbinder, her father struggled to pay the bills. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Ahlyssa never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Professionalism, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: Arumawann hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Arumawann lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Arumawann 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. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Amber (100 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Rose (60 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'5" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, white shirt, and brown tie. Her hair, while still mostly purple, has prominent grey streaks. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Nemeia was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. 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: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 6000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Heward was born with his mother's beautiful face. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect his home

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a simple white robe with violet stripes complete with hood and is in decent physical shape. She wears her black hair down. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her feathered white hat.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. 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: Tyna hails from a village terrorized by giants. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Debt, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (10000 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a white shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and violet pants. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

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

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his top white hat.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Doctor for hire.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 3000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.