Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. 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: She got into the Herbalist business at a young age. Through the years after Avelina was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Avelina's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Avelina and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He likes to wear green tank tops with pastel pants. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: Standing 5'9", this woman wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is auburn and curly. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Baker but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Baker. He struck the Baker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.