Description: An older woman who is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats, she is not a threatening figure. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Spice Merchant business.

History: Born to a Mortician, her mother struggled to pay the bills. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, marred by sweets. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are amber.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. Eldon liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1900 gp. Jasper (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has no crest. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 5000 gp. Amber (140 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears baggy black pantaloons and a pastel scarf. She has moderate length black hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Murgen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Passionate, Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 20 gp. Jade (120 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her scythe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. She has shaved her head bald. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Finellen lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Everburning torch.