Description: The light-skinned woman stands 4'9" and wears just a brown suit. Her brown hair is still thick. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. 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: Expand her business; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver pearl (50 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. His skin is also unnaturally pale. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Herbalist business.

History: Halander lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Stylist they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Herbalist, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eye agate (4 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he tends to wear a large tan jacket, and is pretty ugly. He has a very tight haircut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: The child of a Roofer, who enjoyed hunting, Eberdeb was taken on many hunting expeditions. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 6000 gp. Sard (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Jade (140 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Ribbles was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Obsidian (7 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Amber (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black fur. She wears just a brown suit. She has a hunchback. Her black fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Stylist. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Stylist.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1700 pp. Jet (110 gp). Coral (110 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Coral (110 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Amber (110 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Peridot (40 gp).

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 23000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the left. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: Williamina hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 7000 gp.