Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her fur is brown and curly. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'6" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a glaive, but if one is not available she will default to her ceremonial dagger. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 6000 gp. Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Sard (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Anselm lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Slave. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 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: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. Her hair is short and chestnut. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson tan hat.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. A true patriot, Jarsali would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Gifted from a young age, Jarsali studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Jarsali took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jarsali fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 3000 gp. Azurite (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Sard (60 gp). Jet (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 12000 gp. Red spinel (160 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Jade (160 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Rose (20 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp).

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'4" when asserting himself. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are brown.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A gifted student he started as a Sage, but he got bored and became a Glassblower. He has achieved small success as a Glassblower.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 7000 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a blue costume with the symbols of magic on her torso. Her brown hair is braided into rings. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and money/treasure

Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1200 pp. Blue sapphire (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Amethyst (40 gp).