Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a brown wide-brimmed hat and brown clothes, and is pretty ugly. Her fur is beige and very short. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

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. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Beast was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. 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 the only child of a wealthy merchant. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, In love. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1000 gp. Iolite (40 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Rose (40 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Amber (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Mastema will drive conversation. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

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's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful, Addict. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 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 (10 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His crest is bronze and curly. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born in a small plains village. He worked as a nervous Sage and found it very stressful. He became a Sage soon after.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 6000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She sports violet clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her red hair is well kept. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born in the east to a Dyer, Adelaide learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Dyer. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She wants revenge against goblins; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Malachite (12 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Sard (40 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Blue quartz (12 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.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it. Her fur is beige and very short. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 700 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. This violet eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Nalral was born with his mother's beautiful face. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 4000 gp.