Description: This slender man stands about 5'5". He wears a simple black robe with pastel stripes complete with hood. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. The war was a terrible time for him, and Simon does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears long strands of amethyst and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, she is not a threatening figure. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. 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 was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She became a Merchant soon after.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 gp. Pink pearl (70 gp). Jade (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Black pearl (500 gp).

Description: A 6'0" southern woman, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull green iron scale mail. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: Susannah is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. 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: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical, Artistic. Bonds: Slave, In love. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 4000 sp. Emerald (500 gp).

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with brown slacks. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her red hair is singed and shortened. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Williamina grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Williamina. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 30 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp).