Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'1" and is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering her clean studded leather. With wild blonde hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Valanthe was born the youngest of three triplets. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Optimist, Athletic. Bonds: Family, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 110 gp. Red spinel (120 gp).

Description: She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She has styled her blonde hair well, parting it to the left. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Thea was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a green tunic with blue highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her dark red hair is long and unkept. Her black eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born to a Courier, her father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Armorer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Philantrophist, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears tattered old clothes and is in decent physical shape. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Nuraval was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. His rusty crest is smooth and relatively long. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Kerkad hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 10 pp. Star rose quartz (80 gp).

Description: She wears a yellow shirt, with a green mid length skirt with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She keeps her red hair in a flapper bob. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. 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: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: She wears an entirely tan suit with pastel socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She is portly but not overly obese. Her golden hair is lengthy. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Priest. She's also a talented Painter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 270 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She carries a battered club and tarnished bastard sword as well. Her hair is auburn and very short. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She has achieved small success as a Farmer.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Farmer and was forced into it by her family; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Hematite (6 gp).

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her blonde hair is still thick. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.