Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. Her brass crest is still thick. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Spice Merchant but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Akra hails from a village terrorized by drow. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. After a long history of fighting, Akra and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 8000 sp. Blue quartz (4 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Amber (130 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Rose (80 gp). Hematite (4 gp).

Description: She wears a pastel vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her pastel boots flare out at the collars. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has gray fur. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Beast's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Beast and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Jade (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on her left hand. Her black hair is heavily combed to the left. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Nagrette speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Nagrette lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and doesn't want to be a guard and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: 3'1" and muscular, this eastern man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His white hair is singed and shortened. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Half-Orc culture. 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: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gifted student he started as a Unemployed, but he got bored and became a Marshal. He became a Marshal soon after.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a unemployed again

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Jet (40 gp). Jet (40 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Jet (40 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Rose (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her red hair is thinning but still full. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

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. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Insane, Selfish, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his kukri with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 sp. Chrysoberyl (80 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Roland grew up listening to his father's many stories. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist, Extrovert. Flaws: PTSD, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 900 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the left. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. 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: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. 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 Laborer. She became a Laborer soon after.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, In love, Slave. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An older man who wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, he is not a threatening figure. He has wavy red hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Nicor embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Through the years after Nicor was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Nicor's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Nicor and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 10000 gp. Silver pearl (120 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Rose (60 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Rose (60 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.