Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. 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: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a Weaver, his mother struggled to pay the bills. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Menny was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She found a children's book about a Gnome Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is wearing a long, white cloak. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She uses divination through singing.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Her parents enrolled her in a Fighter school at a young age so that she could practice her arcane talents. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jo fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a brown coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. Her hair is auburn and curly. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Persistence, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 600 gp. Pink pearl (100 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp).

Description: This light-skinned female is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She wears her red hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. Mardnab liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Farmer for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Miller again.

Flaws: Impulsive, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a white tunic with blue highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is a great chef.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She's also a talented Tailor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has styled his red crest well, parting it to the right. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Fax was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Spice Merchant for hire.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Slave, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 40000 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. After coming to the age of reason, Dimble took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1500 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp).

Description: She wears yellow 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 shortspear. Her tied-back hair is brown. She is baby faced.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is her passion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2900 sp.