Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has blonde hair. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nikki fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears tattered old clothes. His blue hair is greasy and uncared for. His white eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. Ahrim is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Ahrim was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His first spouse was a Marshal, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Jeweler and was forced into it by his family; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 10000 sp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a blue tunic with grey highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has no hair. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her feathered blue hat.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her first spouse was a Cartwright, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Debt. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2000 gp. Malachite (5 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Carnelian (60 gp).

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her club with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her club, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. She has moderate length white hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Osah was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Osah decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 11000 sp.

Description: She wears long strands of emerald and short violet dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Tailor but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She got into the Tailor business at a young age. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She became a Tailor soon after.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job, Slave. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 800 gp. Amber (80 gp).

Description: She wears long strands of ruby and short violet dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She carries a battered trident and tarnished mace as well. She has styled her auburn hair well, parting it to the left. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Architect

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

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she very much looks the part of a Sage. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has gray eyes.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

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

Possessions: 50 pp. Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Eye agate (15 gp).