Description: This malnourished woman wears a black tunic with grey highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. Her eyes are white and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a Performer, her father struggled to pay the bills. A freak accident while working with her Performer father left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Hematite (16 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a white shirt with thin black vertical stripes and yellow pants. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She got into the Bather business at a young age. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bather.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is typically in his Spice Merchant uniform. He has dyed his greying brass crest a little too much giving a sharp brass color. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He uses divination through singing.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Valorean was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Interpreter again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 300 gp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Citrine (40 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A gifted student he started as a Servant, but he got bored and became a Fisher. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Fisher for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 30 pp. Onyx (30 gp).