Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. She carries with her a set of lances, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has blue eyes and a red hat with a black feather.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: The child of a Spice Merchant, who enjoyed hunting, Wella was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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 protect her home.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 3'8" and wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. Oppleby enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born in a small plains village. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Jeweler. He bought a longbow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Selfish, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Job, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her purple hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are likewise black.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. 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: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Stableman. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Rieta fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 12000 cp. Black pearl (200 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Jasper (70 gp).

Description: This man very much looks the part of a Layabout, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His white hair is cut short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Spice Merchant profession.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nim grew up listening to his mother's many stories. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Layabout for the past few years.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 18000 cp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'9" when asserting himself. His tied-back hair is black. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is mildly Human supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Odo 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 Odo. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist, Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. Red garnet (150 gp).