Description: She is typically in her Spice Merchant uniform. She is physically well-built. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Blacksmith again; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp).

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has shaved his head bald. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'11" and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His chestnut hair is still thick. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Beggar. He's also a talented Bellfounder, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 sp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp).

Description: This man wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his left hand. His crest is black and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. His copper crest is singed and shortened. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Courier hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 200 gp. White pearl (70 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp).