Description: This late middle aged woman wears a grey shirt with thin white vertical stripes and brown pants and is in decent physical shape. Her golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nora studied abroad. 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 has worked as a Bowyer like her mother before her.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Buckler.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. Her tied-back hair is silver. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born in the south. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to be a glassblower again

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He got into the Animal Trainer business at a young age. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Banded agate (12 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Performer. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He takes great joy in being the best Performer in town.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Performer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Performer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature greatsword.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She prefers to wear flannel. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Lia was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a spice merchant again

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her auburn hair is long and unkept. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears a black armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Ovak hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Ovak was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Zaffrab was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Zaffrab was born on a far eastern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Painter. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and expand his business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 500 sp.