Description: An older woman who is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, she is not a threatening figure. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Jacoba grew up listening to her father's many stories. Jacoba liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 130 gp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Silaqui was born the youngest of three triplets. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish, Secretive. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Roofer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Quillathe was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Quillathe decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Tourmaline (60 gp).

Description: 5'11" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born in the east. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tabaxi companion (her 'brother'). She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is her passion; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 120 pp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is typically in her Bather uniform. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. 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 the only child of a wealthy merchant. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has worked as a Bather like her mother before her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his left hand. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. 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: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and expand his business

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 300 sp. Coral (90 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. Her black hair is thinning but still full. Her silver eyes peer out from beneath her broad black hat.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Roofer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the east were limited. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and white handkerchief worn on her right side. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and wants her loneliness to end

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: An older woman who likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, she is not a threatening figure. She sports a flattop crest cut. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Stableman born in the past three hundred years. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Stableman. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Breastplate.