Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. 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: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: In love, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

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

Possessions: 5000 gp. A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. Her golden hair is greasy and uncared for. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson white hat.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 5000 gp. Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Onyx (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a red tunic with blue highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a Bookbinder first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bookbinder work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bookbinder work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. After a long history of fighting, Chay and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To be a Bather again; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 7000 gp. Violet garnet (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her right hand. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has silver eyes and a green hat with a red feather.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Religious. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 5000 gp. Peridot (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears tan trousers with grey and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she is content

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 6000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Some 2 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Sarah never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Deep green spinel (150 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Rose (60 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp).

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest, and carries scimitars. Her silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Alice is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. 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 was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 7000 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp).