Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born in the east to a Spice Merchant, Emma learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. At some point she was captured by orcs and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. Tourmaline (40 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears just a blue suit. His silver hair is long and unkept. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is afraid of men and trembles around them

History: He was born in a small desert village. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A middle-aged man, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants, and is pretty ugly. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants, and is pretty ugly. His black hair is thinning but still full. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Miner arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. 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: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Family, Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat. Her brown fur is braided into rings. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the north were limited. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 gp. Onyx (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Jade (110 gp). Sard (80 gp). Jet (110 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp).