Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has chestnut hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Shautha lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Beggar work with an outfit from a few towns over. Beggar work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Expand her business; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has moderate length auburn hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Sarai was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bather hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Jade (90 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He likes to wear yellow tank tops with tan pants. He has auburn hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Soveliss was born the youngest of three triplets. Soveliss liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jasper (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). White pearl (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'4". She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and her gloved hand is found clutching a dagger. She wears her silver hair down. She has blue eyes and a tan hat with a violet feather.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Amber (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Amber (120 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Jade (120 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull tan iron scale mail. She has wavy beige fur. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

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. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 13000 gp. Golden pearl (160 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Iolite (80 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Jet (160 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Coral (160 gp). Sard (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears baggy white pantaloons and a grey scarf. She sports auburn long hair. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and regain custody of her son

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Family, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 7000 gp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Rose (80 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Yurgunn 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. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Yurgunn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dragonborn artifacts is her passion; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: In love, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp).