Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she dresses like a well dressed Spice Merchant does. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Manea enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: The child of a Adventurer, who enjoyed hunting, Manea was taken on many hunting expeditions. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She struck the Spice Merchant job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black hair is lengthy. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a scimitar, but if one is not available she will default to her greataxe. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Born in the south to a Stylist, Nora learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Stylist for the past few years.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Debt. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 70 gp. Azurite (16 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a worn and beaten armor. She has slicked back chestnut hair. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Mortician business.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 19000 sp. Pink pearl (50 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

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. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Aramil is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2300 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a black shirt, with a blue mid length skirt with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are likewise silver.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Tailor. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the right. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with yellow colored cloaks and clothing. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Theriatis lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Moss agate (5 gp).

Description: He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his violet robe. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is baby faced.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born in the east. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Elaim has worked very hard to control his curse. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Moss agate (4 gp).