Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears a black coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head. She has moderate length red hair. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Aquamarine (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Spice Merchant. Her silver hair is cut short. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Andraste isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has worked as a Spice Merchant like her mother before her.

Motivation: She is content; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears professional attire. She has slicked back silver hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Carpenter; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 170 gp. Silver pearl (80 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she likes to wear green tank tops with black skirt. Her rusty crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has gold eyes and a green hat with a black feather.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Joker, Logical, Fighting. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Server

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat. She carries with her a set of shortspears, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is red and curly. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She refers to her adoptive father 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: Torbera lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Fortune-teller for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: She wears a simple blue robe with brown stripes complete with hood. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears her brown hair up. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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 spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Panana was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Monk, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Monk in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Panana has worked very hard to control her curse. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She refers to her adoptive father 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: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. 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 Stableman. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a locksmith again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a brown costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her golden hair is well kept. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. 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 betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp.