Description: She very much looks the part of a Merchant. She is physically well-built. Her blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Hrathy 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. Hrathy 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. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Merchant for hire.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Red garnet (60 gp).

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Stableman. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. 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 son.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He is greedy; and doesn't want to be a stableman and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1800 sp. 2 Tanglefoot bags. 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: Standing 5'9", this woman wears violet leather gloves, a violet jacket, and tight pants. She has a very tight haircut. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. The war was a terrible time for her, and Birel does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and expand her business

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 5000 cp. 3 Holy water.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 2'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Ploughman.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. Her crest is copper and curly. Her eyes are red.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 340 gp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp).

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has no hair. He has amber eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: He got into the Gardener business at a young age. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Gardener for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 gp. Amber (140 gp).

Description: She usually wears her brown robe and has her rapier always slung over her shoulder. She is portly but not overly obese. She keeps her brown fur in a flapper bob. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is typically in her Actor uniform. She carries with her a set of rapiers on her belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. Her hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Actor who has hired her part-time. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She got into the Actor business at a young age. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Actor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Actor work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She's also a talented Seamstress, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Solid gold idol (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp).

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Born in the east to a Butcher, Emeny learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Emeny was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 80 gp.