Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her crest is black, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Merchant born in the past three hundred years. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A gifted student she started as a Jeweler, but she got bored and became a Merchant. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Merchant responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Amber (110 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She usually wears her red robe and has her dagger always slung over her shoulder. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Anne's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Anne was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Military, Family, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

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

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. He has white eyes and a black hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. When Raam reached his early adolescence his Tiefling mother 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 leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Server

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 500 gp. Jade (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has wavy golden hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Eleanor lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Family, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This western man dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with brown slacks. His clothes are grease stained in places. His crest is bronze and curly. His red eyes peer out from beneath his broad green hat.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 4'0". He wears a brown costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. He wears his red hair down. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He got into the Crown-heir business at a young age. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is typically in his Apothecary uniform, and is pretty ugly. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Apothecary. After a long history of fighting, Efferil and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a shepherd again

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Ekemon was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Ekemon decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1100 gp. Eye agate (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.