Description: This woman is very fat, and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Merchant responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: The child of a Detective, who enjoyed hunting, Morkral was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: A 5'6" southern man, he wears tattered old clothes. His gray fur is knotted and matted. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Lone never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 29000 sp.

Description: 3'8" and muscular, this western man wears silk and lounges about seductively. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 18000 sp. Bloodstone (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp).

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his sickle, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. 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: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1200 pp. Hematite (10 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Coral (90 gp). Jet (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Rose (50 gp). White opal (700 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He is an epitome of beauty. He has a auburn handlebar mustache and slicked back auburn hair. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Ghûra hails from a village terrorized by giants. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and a deep hatred of giants

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Jet (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp).

Description: Standing 4'11", this woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bather. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. She has gray eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and she has a crush on the local layabout

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Has a crush, Guardian. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 gp. Aquamarine (1200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.