Description: He stands about 6'2" and wears tattered old clothes. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His crest is copper and very short. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 200 sp. Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Star ruby (500 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears professional attire. His tied-back hair is black. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Ar-Baruk was born with his father's beautiful face. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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: He feels threatened by others; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1000 gp. Onyx (70 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears a blue shirt with thin green vertical stripes and violet pants. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Carrie was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 6000 sp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). White opal (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has slicked back auburn hair. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A gifted student she started as a Sellsword, but she got bored and became a Spice Merchant. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Spice Merchant for hire.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Impulsive, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is an epitome of beauty. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has amber eyes and a red hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. When Ortegar reached his early adolescence his Halfling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her cinnamon fur, when down, is lengthy. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Beast speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She got into the Actor business at a young age. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. Recently the stress of being a Actor has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and likes to wear yellow tank tops with violet skirt. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a Stableman, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Dara grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Dara. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born in the south to a Shipwright, Shag learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He became a Shipwright soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 900 gp. Zircon (80 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp).