Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has wavy silver hair. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. 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; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Rich, Military, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Carrie hails from a village terrorized by drow. At a young age his father died while driving off some drow. His mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in bow use. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Carrie fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants revenge against drow; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a simple blue robe with red stripes complete with hood. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Hadarai has worked very hard to control his curse. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears baggy green pantaloons and a black scarf. She wears her black hair down. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 7. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and regain custody of her daughter

Flaws: Insane, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Black pearl (500 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'8" when asserting herself. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a Performer first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: An older woman who is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats, she is not a threatening figure. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Spice Merchant business.

History: Born to a Mortician, her mother struggled to pay the bills. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His yellow fur, when down, is lengthy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.