Description: This woman wears dark leathers with embroidery, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has wavy white hair. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Merchant business.

History: She was born in the west. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'3". He tends to wear a large tan jacket, and his gloved hand is found clutching a mace. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is mildly Gnome supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist, Lazy. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 gp. Red spinel (110 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Moss agate (10 gp).

Description: She usually wears her violet robe and has her morningstar always slung over her shoulder, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'2" when asserting herself. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. 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 is wracked by social anxiety; and balancing her hectic life and new cartwright responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 130 gp. Red spinel (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. He has wavy blonde hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He found a children's book about a Dwarf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 500 gp. Amethyst (100 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears silk and lounges about seductively, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His hair is brown and curly. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Alexandre was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Alexandre never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 3000 sp. Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears professional attire. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Through the years after Meriele was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Meriele's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To be a Sage again.

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: She is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. At a young age her mother died while driving off some goblins. Her father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in longbow use. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many goblins want her driven away.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 800 gp. Red spinel (140 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He carries with him a set of morningstars on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He has blonde hair. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nelkin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Religious, Attractive. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'2". She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her white crest is braided into rings. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Sailor they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Server, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 180 gp. Jade (140 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). 2 Smokesticks.