Description: This tall, slender man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is short and blue. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Spice Merchant. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He worked as a nervous Spice Merchant and found it very stressful. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Bowyer. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Has a crush, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Black pearl (700 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She tends to wear a grey poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her long red hair reaches down to her waist. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She got into the Courier business at a young age. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. She's also a talented Sculptor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 310 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: He wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the east were limited. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Blue sapphire (400 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears skinny pants and wears a tan and white robe with the hood down. His tied-back hair is black. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Through the years after Dimble was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Dimble's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Dimble and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Heward will drive conversation. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Server

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She bought a crossbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a black coat over a pastel low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. Her brown hair is still thick. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Kabbarg grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Kabbarg. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 gp. Hematite (13 gp). Iolite (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.