Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses like a well dressed Shepherd does. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 900 pp. Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he very much looks the part of a Mason, and is pretty ugly. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He got into the Mason business at a young age. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has achieved small success as a Mason.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new mason responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her auburn hair is cut short. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She found a children's book about a Half-Elf Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 10000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp).

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Gifted from a young age, Taklinn studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Taklinn took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 9000 gp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Jet (120 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Jet (120 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He wears a simple grey robe with tan stripes complete with hood. He has a hunchback. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Servant. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Servant arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a green tunic with yellow highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Ploughman business.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Pyra has worked very hard to control her curse. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 5000 gp. Black pearl (900 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Sard (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is typically in her Spice Merchant uniform. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Gunnloda hails from a village terrorized by drow. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Spice Merchant. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Unemployed. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 10000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Amber (140 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Jade (140 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Sard (40 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Rose (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.