Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born in the west. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a spy again

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1800 sp. Rose (50 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. A true patriot, Nalral would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature glaive.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Military, Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines white.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Ea was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature glaive.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp).

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a white armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Nelkin was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: An older woman who is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, she is not a threatening figure. She wears her silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker yellow hat.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Maiathah fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He carries with him a set of shortspears, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His fur is black and curly. He is baby faced.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Shifting lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 700 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is light but she possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Slave Trader. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Anne grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Anne has worked very hard to control her curse. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Coral (50 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Spy but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He carries with him a set of halberds on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He wears his auburn hair up. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. One day when Purban was young, his mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his mother dropped to the ground dead. His mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Purban was heart-stricken from the event, and his father started working long hours to provde for them. 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: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Family, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp).