Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. Her hair is red and curly. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. 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 was born into a rich family. Jacoba liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). White pearl (100 gp).

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her hair is golden and very short. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 88. 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 does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is content

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Mundane, Fearful. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He is portly but not overly obese. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new glassblower responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 gp. Amber (160 gp).

Description: 5'9" and muscular, this western woman wears baggy tan pantaloons and a green scarf. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Scribe. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. 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: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Scribe work with an outfit from a few towns over. Scribe work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 20000 cp. Red garnet (130 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Iolite (30 gp).