Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a black armored body suit, with a simple violet line shooting up and back down. Her hair is short and red. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Spice Merchant born in the past three hundred years. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Semyaza was born the youngest of three triplets. Her childhood dream was to be a Mortician, but she was a colossal failure. She's also a talented Mortician, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. At a young age her father died while driving off some gnolls. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in pickaxe use. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 90 gp. Deep green spinel (110 gp).

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing a long, tan cloak. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has auburn hair. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. 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'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her rusty crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Akra was born with her mother's beautiful face. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern woman wears a fancy red dress. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her black hair is still thick. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.