Description: This tall, slender man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. He wears a colorful flower in his white fur. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Spice Merchant. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Gifted from a young age, Leaf studied abroad. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Leaf 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 Leaf. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Spice Merchant for hire.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 280 gp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is dark but she possesses many red ritualistic tattoos. She tends to wear a white poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. She has gray eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Wella will drive conversation. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Oda embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Tailor but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. She has wavy black hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Performer and was forced into it by her family; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Average lock.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a black shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length purple hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his club with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His red crest has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Attractive. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His black crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a grey vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her grey boots flare out at the collars. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. Bolhild enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Bolhild hails from a village terrorized by orcs. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and revenge

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Healer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'0". He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Ivellios never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, In love, Immigrant, Debt, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 900 gp.