Description: Standing 6'4", this woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Knight business.

History: Born to a Stableman, her father struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Moonstone (30 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His red hair is cut short. He has hazel eyes and a blue hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Unemployed they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Priest, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and doesn't want to be a priest and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. She wears a mask on her face.

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 works hard and plays hard.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: She typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her shortbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her red hair is heavily combed to the left. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Eloise alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. Her skin is light but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her ears are large.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Engraver hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 800 sp. White pearl (40 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She wears a blue tunic with yellow highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has a hunchback. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Job, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 sp. Jet (60 gp).

Description: This man wears dark leathers with embroidery, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is black and curly. He is baby faced.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He got into the Jeweler business at a young age. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He tends to his Jeweler job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To be a Barber again.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 210 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a tan collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her brown hair is cut short. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Elf in existence. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Gifted from a young age, Shava studied abroad. Her first spouse was a Bowyer, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. Her brown hair is smooth and relatively long. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 700 sp.