Description: This late middle aged woman wears a grey costume with the symbols of strength on her torso and is in decent physical shape. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing her hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Nature, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She wears just a green suit. She carries with her a set of shortspears, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Armara was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has worked as a Miller like her father before her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, marred by teas. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Ribbles was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Ribbles liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He's also a talented Seamstress, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 38000 sp.

Description: This man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born to a Farmer, his father struggled to pay the bills. Rael abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Painter. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. The war was a terrible time for her, and Menny does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Menny never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 cp.