Description: This woman typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her left hand. She sports silver long hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born in a small forest village. 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: Money/treasure; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 sp. Sardonyx (80 gp). 2 Smokesticks.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. Andraste enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Andraste was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She has achieved small success as a Adventurer.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp. Red spinel (80 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This northern woman wears just a violet suit. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has a very tight haircut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. Malquis was born on a far northern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Spice Merchant. She's also a talented Sailor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and to reunite with her absent mother

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'4". He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Dragonborn culture. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Einkil is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Spice Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spice Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 370 gp. Malachite (4 gp).

Description: A 3'6" western man, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has wavy blonde hair. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Erky speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Erky 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 became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 60 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp).