Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has no hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Emmeline was born the youngest of three triplets. Her first spouse was a Farmer, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1100 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp).

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He carries with him a set of greataxes, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Erdan grew up listening to his father's many stories. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Erdan was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp).

Description: He wears long strands of aquamarine and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He carries with him a set of pickaxes on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. Taklinn was born on a far eastern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Soapmaker. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a black collared shirt and yellow skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Ilga hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Ilga lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to be a mortician again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His fur is beige and curly. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman prefers to wear white clothing when she does not wear armor. With wild brown hair. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Volen took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up morningstar and armor she uses now. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Herbalist.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Racist, Forgetful. Bonds: Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 9000 sp. Sard (50 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Sard (50 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he very much looks the part of a Spice Merchant. His hair is short and auburn. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A freak accident while working with his Slave Trader father left him crippled. He's also a talented Slave Trader, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a black shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and green pants. Her hair is short and white. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: This woman is typically in her Masseuse uniform, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is brown and very short. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. 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: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Just what you see.