Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Merchant, and is pretty ugly. With bright black hair. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is content; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Fortune-teller. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born in the north to a Fortune-teller, Roywyn learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. A gifted student she started as a Engraver, but she got bored and became a Fortune-teller. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To be a Engraver again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 700 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Professionalism, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a yellow coat. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Chad grew up listening to his father's many stories. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Ruler for the past few years.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and sabotage a competitor

Bonds: Poor, Job, Has a crush, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 500 gp. Emerald (1400 gp). Obsidian (11 gp).

Description: He wears bulky blue painted plate armor. He carries a battered shortspear and tarnished shield as well. He wears his red hair down. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. 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 to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Nutae abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Gold music box (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp).

Description: He is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his morningstar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He got into the Seamstress business at a young age. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Seamstress for the past few years.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Emotional, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She carries with her a set of rapiers, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has wavy auburn 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 is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Jacoba was born with her mother's beautiful face. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jacoba fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 5000 cp.