Description: An older woman who dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, she is not a threatening figure. With wild auburn hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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. After a long history of fighting, Ownka and her spouse have recently divorced.

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

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 3000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has brown hair. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To be a Map Maker again.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 800 pp. Zircon (50 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Banded agate (16 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her parents were killed by goblins in a raid when she was still a young child. The goblins captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears dull violet sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed bow, just in case. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Manfred lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jasper (50 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Amber (150 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a tan shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and tan pants. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 2000 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His crest is gold, silky, and of moderate length. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Attractive. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (20 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp).