Description: A 5'9" northern woman, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her trident with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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 has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Helen was born on a far northern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Healer. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Deep green spinel (80 gp).

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She is portly but not overly obese. She has shaved her head bald. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her childhood dream was to be a Barber, but she was a colossal failure. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has wavy white fur. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. 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 daughter.

History: Fragrant hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Fortune-teller work with an outfit from a few towns over. Fortune-teller work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She prefers to wear pastel clothing when she does not wear armor. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has hazel eyes and a pastel hat with a brown feather.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Her childhood dream was to be a Map Maker, but she was a colossal failure. She's also a talented Map Maker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. She has gray eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a tan vest and prefers violet and red shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Efferil enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'0". He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is cut close to his head. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. He is portly but not overly obese. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Orc in existence. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He got into the Sailor business at a young age. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family, Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 130 gp. Rhodochrosite (5 gp). 1 Banded mail.