Description: A middle-aged woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, and is pretty ugly. She has moderate length silver hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. 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: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Eida was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This tall, slender man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has moderate length silver hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born in a small desert village. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He struck the Sage job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She worked as a nervous Servant and found it very stressful. She tends to her Servant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record, Slave, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp. Eye agate (13 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp).

Description: He wears just a grey suit. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Banker they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Courier, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Pacifist, Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has moderate length black hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Barbena enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Apothecary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Hedonist, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 190 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Cockaby was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Cockaby decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a black small hat and black clothes. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: PTSD, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Gifted from a young age, Naal studied abroad. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Naal fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Jet (110 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears bulky tan painted plate armor. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

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. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Yebe grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her first spouse was a Sellsword, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Sellsword they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Laborer, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 gp.