Description: A 5'2" northern woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has moderate length brown hair. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get 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 was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Nature, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a blue deerstalker hat and blue clothes. Her red hair is wavy and long. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mason responsibilities is difficult; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Blue quartz (14 gp). 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'7" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the west were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his falchion with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His chestnut hair is still thick. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. 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: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Balimaar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He found a children's book about a Half-Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He came across an abandoned tomb where he found a relic that called out to him. After picking it up he was cursed by lycanthropy.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a soapmaker again

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is wearing a long, blue cloak. She is portly but not overly obese. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is a great chef.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Ugly, Depressed. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a pastel coat. She keeps her long yellow fur kept up in a rat tail. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a Map Maker, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Merchant work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Poor, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a pastel coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon her head. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is mildly Tabaxi supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and human compassion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. She keeps her blonde hair in a flapper bob. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Joan grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dwarven companion (her 'brother'). She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 600 sp. 5 Acid flasks.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a simple blue robe with red stripes complete with hood. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.