Description: He wears a yellow feathered hat and yellow clothes. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. 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. He tends to his Spice Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her hair is dark red and very short. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, In love. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a fancy grey dress. Her white hair is wavy and long. She has violet eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born in the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Spy.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Spy

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the right. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a great chef.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Ar-Kaius has worked very hard to control his curse. 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; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1100 pp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who sports violet clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She found a children's book about a Half-Elf Bard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is dressed in a clean yellow cloak covering his clean studded leather. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in the south to a Weaver, Erdan learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Erdan has worked very hard to control his curse. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Weaver for hire.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Cynical, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. 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: Alston was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Scribe. He has achieved small success as a Scribe.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Blue quartz (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.