Description: This younger middle-aged woman prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Susannah was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 sp. 2 Antitoxin.

Description: An older woman who wears a white armored body suit, with a simple red line shooting up and back down, she is not a threatening figure. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Soapmaker. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Soapmaker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Soapmaker work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 5000 sp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 6'4" and wears a white cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His hair is chestnut and very short. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a Sellsword first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He comes from a rich western family. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has achieved small success as a Sellsword.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 sp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has silver hair. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 6 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Merla never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and many brigands want her driven away

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: In love, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he has the majority of his body covered in plate, and is pretty ugly. His red hair is still thick. His red eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson green hat.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Tiefling in existence. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Xappan grew up listening to his father's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

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

Possessions: 500 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp).

Description: She wears a green coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. She is portly but not overly obese. Her crest is brass and curly. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Her childhood dream was to be a Junk Dealer, but she was a colossal failure. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Job, Slave. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

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 is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Rael lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Spice Merchant and was forced into it by his family; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.