Description: This late middle aged woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze and is in decent physical shape. Her head has been shaved. She has blue eyes and a red hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 10000 cp. Hematite (8 gp). Coral (60 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp).

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Layabout does. She carries with her a set of halberds, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. To her fellows she 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: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Layabout work with an outfit from a few towns over. Layabout work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She tends to her Layabout job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To be a Merchant again; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2000 sp. Red spinel (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears suspenders and green workpants. Her shirt is grey, and she wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. She has black hair. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Adelaide enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

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

Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He is physically well-built. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. 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: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 800 gp. Rose (30 gp). Coral (150 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp).