Description: She dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shields and longswords. Her hair is golden and curly. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Valanthe is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Ploughman they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Interpreter, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Enemies, Family, Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a white coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head, and is pretty ugly. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Spice Merchant. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a black coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon her head. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has no hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bricklayer responsibilities is difficult; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: 5'3" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She very much looks the part of a Bowyer. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Hugolina lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Ruler; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Bonds: Job, Attractive, Criminal record, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 sp. Peridot (20 gp).

Description: This woman 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. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her left hand. She has moderate length auburn hair. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Quillathe enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Gardener arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Secretive, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp. White opal (500 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Jet (40 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. He wears his red hair up. He has violet eyes and a grey hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Farmer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. He wears his dark red hair down. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A freak accident while working with his Roofer mother left him crippled. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 160 gp. Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Navigator. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of drow once and for all.

History: Born in the south to a Navigator, Robert learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he dresses like a well dressed Carter does. His dark red hair is knotted and matted. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Carter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Carter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and expand his business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 80 gp. Jade (80 gp).