Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears tattered old clothes. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Jacoba took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 90 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her red hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. 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: Tagga was born with her father's beautiful face. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 gp. Aquamarine (600 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. He has silver hair. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A gifted student he started as a Carter, but he got bored and became a Fletcher. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Fletcher for hire.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Carter; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Religious, Military, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 10000 cp. Amethyst (120 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is typically in his Spice Merchant uniform. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Immeral lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 50 pp. Black opal (400 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Dreali embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Dreali hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and many illithids want him driven away

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.