Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a simple black robe with red stripes complete with hood. She has wavy black hair. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Gardener hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. He has a hunchback. He has brown hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. After a long history of fighting, Paymon and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 12000 sp. Lapis lazuli (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He usually wears his white robe and has his glaive always slung over his shoulder. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Hûmgrat was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His crest is brass and very short. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his broad green hat.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. While he appears to be a normal Dragonborn, 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her tied-back hair is white. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: The child of a Apothecary, who enjoyed hunting, Ulla was taken on many hunting expeditions. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 110 pp. Peridot (80 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She very much looks the part of a Slave Trader. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Slave Trader for hire.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has moderate length gray fur. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Shifting is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. 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 served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother 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. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 250 gp.