Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'10" and wears a brown shirt, with a tan mid length skirt with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Rosalind has worked very hard to control her curse. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2200 gp.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Spice Merchant. He carries with him a set of clubs on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He keeps his black fur in a pixie cut. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Sun was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears baggy blue pantaloons and a black scarf. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Baker.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her fur is black and very short. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1200 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp).