Description: This light-skinned male is well dressed, constantly wearing a violet suit, tan shirt, and blue tie. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Adam is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His childhood dream was to be a Painter, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, and is pretty ugly. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the left. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Greedy. Bonds: Family, In love. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she very much looks the part of a Performer. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small white clips. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. The war was a terrible time for her, and Seraphina does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: To be a Engraver again; and balancing her hectic life and new performer responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'7". He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His hair is white and curly. His eyes are likewise silver.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and doesn't want to be a spice merchant and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Banded agate (11 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears suspenders and tan workpants. Her shirt is green, and she wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. 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: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: In love, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 gp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Malachite (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length brown fur. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his feathered brown hat.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Pelt's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. Pelt is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp).

Description: This western woman wears a simple grey robe with blue stripes complete with hood. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her black hair is long and unkept. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His silver eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Balam hails from a village terrorized by illithids. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Balam alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1800 sp.