Description: This woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her left hand. Her crest is blue and curly. Her half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Spice Merchant. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears dull tan sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed dagger, just in case, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'6" when asserting herself. She wears her silver hair down. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Luthra was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Bellfounder. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Job, Has a crush, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she prefers to wear flannel. She keeps her long purple hair kept up in a rat tail. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines black.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Animal Trainer responsibilities is difficult; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 400 sp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He is baby faced.

Personality: He hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'7" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a fancy brown dress. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She got into the Sage business at a young age. One day when Helen was young, her father was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly her father dropped to the ground dead. Her father had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Helen was heart-stricken from the event, and her mother started working long hours to provde for them. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Herbalist they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Sage, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Insomniac, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. Eye agate (15 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Cartwright. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Cartwright business.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'3" when asserting herself. She has dyed her greying black crest a little too much giving a sharp black color. This red eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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's also a talented Cartwright, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: In love, Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Golden pearl (50 gp). 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She wears tattered old clothes. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nogu grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Nogu abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature lance.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Quarion took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 700 sp.