Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is physically well-built. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He got into the Herbalist business at a young age. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Rock crystal (50 gp). White opal (400 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Amethyst (130 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His blue hair is singed and shortened. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a green costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her white hair is lengthy. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines silver.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She uses divination through singing.

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 Miller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a yellow armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His head has been shaved. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. A freak accident while working with his Body Guard father left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'3" when asserting herself. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Volen will drive conversation. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 60 gp. Moss agate (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is typically in his Mercenary uniform. His hair is white and very short. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Halimath lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her blonde hair is cut short. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: The child of a Shipwright, who enjoyed hunting, Meriele was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Military, Nature, Rich, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a red vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her red boots flare out at the collars. With wild red hair. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 26. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She takes great joy in being the best Stylist in town.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 5000 cp.