Description: This late middle aged woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down and is in decent physical shape. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She got into the Crown-heir business at a young age. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to be a junk dealer again

Flaws: Shy, Ugly, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 pp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He wears bulky violet painted plate armor. He has a hunchback. His silver hair is braided into rings. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Aerdeth and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears an entirely violet suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his top violet hat.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born in a small forest village. A gifted student he started as a Interpreter, but he got bored and became a Mayor. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Mayor for the past few years.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears professional attire. She wears her brown hair down. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born in a small forest village. 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: To share knowledge with the world; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 60 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is black and curly. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Varis was born with his mother's beautiful face. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bowyer. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Rose (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Red spinel (50 gp).

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She sports golden long hair. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Helja isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Helja grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 30000 cp. Fire opal (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His hair is dark red, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are likewise white. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Balam grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Balam abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 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 wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a white coat. She wears her blonde hair down. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Alain was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Merchant work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Pacifist, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 9000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears suspenders and red workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a Engraver first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Borun is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born in a small desert village. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He struck the Engraver job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: In love, Job, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 60000 cp.