Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a white collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a pastel scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 8000 sp. Fire opal (800 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was born into a rich family. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Yurk and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Obsidian (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'3". She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head, and her gloved hand is found clutching a shield. Her hair is black and curly. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Racist, Greedy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Jade (40 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Fabien wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Commoner, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Fabien was born with his father's beautiful face. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Star ruby (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Onyx (50 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is wearing a long, grey cloak. His hair is black and curly. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He got into the Herbalist business at a young age. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her crest is cut close to her head. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Savaran was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dragonborn conditions. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people.

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Racist. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Born to a Sage, her mother struggled to pay the bills. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her black hair is braided into rings. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.