Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His brown hair is singed and shortened. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Marbas 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.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Fearful. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 700 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 6'1" and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Emmeline abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. Being a Sage kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 600 gp. Black pearl (500 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Jet (90 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her black crest has been sun bleached extensively. She is very pretty but has cold, dead 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 takes great joy in being the best Painter in town.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Painter for hire.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new painter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden pearl (120 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Black pearl (600 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing a long, pastel cloak. He has wavy black fur. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He is a Interpreter first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Interpreter. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bookbinder they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Interpreter, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 pp. A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp).

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He is portly but not overly obese. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Melech lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He's also a talented Crown-heir, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and expand his business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, In love, Family, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1100 gp. Peridot (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Jade (50 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Rose (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned male is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He is a Hag in disguise. 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: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2200 sp.

Description: This man prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears his chestnut hair up. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. 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 to a pair of adventurers, Orsik grew up listening to his father's many stories. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 130 gp.