Description: This woman dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a red coat with grey slacks, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. 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: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Helja was born the youngest of three triplets. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and to be a herbalist again

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 11000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She is an epitome of beauty. Her hair is short and silver. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. 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 western immigrants she idolized her mother. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Blue sapphire (600 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Coral (70 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp).

Description: This woman prefers to wear violet pants and tee shirts. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She worked as a nervous Map Maker and found it very stressful. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 600 pp.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears a white coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her golden hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Trym and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (11000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, green shirt, and black tie. He has styled his blue hair well, parting it to the right. This gold eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Tiefling in existence. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Merchant profession.

History: He was born in the east. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Map Maker responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1900 pp. 1 Major magic item.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He bought a kukri and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 800 pp. A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is short and auburn. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Burto was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He struck the Butcher job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 5000 gp. Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Coral (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.