Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a fancy black dress. Her black hair is thinning but still full. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Spice Merchant. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. 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 in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She worked as a nervous Spice Merchant and found it very stressful. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Vorka was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Spice Merchant and was forced into it by her family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 500 sp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp). 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of goblins may trigger it at times.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many goblins want him driven away.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 gp. White opal (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe. He wears his black crest down. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He hates Dragonborns with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. 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 Bellfounder, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he's in love

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a red coat with white slacks. His dark red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: Born in the east to a Courier, Damakos learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Courier responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 800 gp. Obsidian (6 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Drogo was born on a far eastern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Body Guard. He bought a bow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Emotional, Racist. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2100 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane and is in decent physical shape. His blue crest is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A freak accident while working with his Guard father left him crippled. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Guard they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Spice Merchant, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 14000 sp. Eye agate (7 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Coral (70 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp).

Description: She stands about 5'10" and wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her tied-back hair is red. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her red hair has been sun bleached extensively. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, 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 spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Terse, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 11000 cp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp).

Description: This man tends to wear a large white jacket, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His white hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He tends to his Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Debt. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 6000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.