Description: She prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She takes great joy in being the best Spice Merchant in town.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. After coming to the age of reason, Portia took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She is portly but not overly obese. Her fur is red and curly. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Red-brown spinel (90 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Cook. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 70 gp.