Description: This late middle aged man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it and is in decent physical shape. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Thorpe wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Fighter, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: He got into the Merchant business at a young age. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He's also a talented Layabout, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is typically in his Butcher uniform. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 97. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Butcher arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again.

Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 2200 gp. Blue quartz (6 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Citrine (20 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is silver and curly. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 60000 cp. Iolite (60 gp). Jade (130 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tabaxi, and stands approximately 6'5". She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt, and her gloved hand is found clutching a scimitar. Her brown fur has been sun bleached extensively. She has amber eyes and a brown hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: Three hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She works hard and plays hard.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she very much looks the part of a Farmer. Her brass crest is braided into rings. Her gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born in the east. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She got money to start a business from the gang present in town. She is greatly indebted to them.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Verin was born on a far northern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Laborer. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 gp. Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a green vest and prefers brown and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are silver.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Born in the east to a Servant, Thamuz learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

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

Possessions: 500 gp. Zircon (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Amber (80 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His face is scarred and worn.

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 a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Henry was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He stands about 6'2" and wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He sports a flattop crest cut. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants revenge against goblins; and many goblins want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black pearl (1200 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.