Description: This woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her right hand. She has no hair. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Coral (90 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He wears his silver hair down. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Akmen will drive conversation. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born in a small desert village. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 8000 cp. Jasper (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Amber (130 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is short and black. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in the north to a Spice Merchant, Feng learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A freak accident while working with his Mayor mother left him crippled. After a long history of fighting, Feng and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 3200 sp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His ears are large.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Curran was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He's also a talented Fisher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 90000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears bulky grey painted plate armor. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born into a rich family. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Shepherd work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shepherd work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She became a Shepherd soon after.

Motivation: She's in love.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 140 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears tan trousers with brown and red striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her brown hair is wavy and long. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Knight. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Knight.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 27000 cp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a brown collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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 grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1100 gp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Azurite (14 gp).

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His head has been shaved. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Chay was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. Now he works as a music tutor during his time off.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2 Holy water.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He bought a dagger and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 600 gp. Citrine (30 gp). Hematite (4 gp).