Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She has wavy white hair. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Lavinia took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a black collared shirt and red skirt. She accessorizes with a violet scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her crest is rusty and curly. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born in the west to a Crown-heir, Dentratha learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has worked as a Crown-heir like her mother before her.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 500 sp. Red garnet (160 gp). 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. She wears her rusty crest down. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

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 north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She's also a talented Mayor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, grey shirt, and yellow tie. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Animal Trainer. 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 son.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A gifted student she started as a Barber, but she got bored and became a Animal Trainer. She became a Animal Trainer soon after.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and doesn't want to be a animal trainer and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 4000 cp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). 1 Good lock.

Description: She dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with grey slacks, and carries kukris. Her hair is short and golden. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Merchant who has hired her part-time. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Torgga hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she has a crush on the local navigator

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This malnourished woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of 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.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Justice. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 4000 cp. Azurite (15 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'4". He wears silk and lounges about seductively, and his gloved hand is found clutching a sai. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2000 cp. Red garnet (40 gp). 1 Average lock.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her brown fur is heavily combed to the right. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She uses divination through singing.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tiefling companion (her 'brother'). She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 600 sp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. 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: He got into the Mason business at a young age. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Layabout again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 70 gp. 3 Holy water.