Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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. Koeth fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 pp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Rose (20 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp).

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Artin isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Artin was born the youngest of three triplets. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 3000 cp. Rock crystal (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This southern woman wears an entirely white suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with yellow slacks. His brown hair is thinning but still full. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'11". He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His red hair is lengthy. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

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. Arnold 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: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Family, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 gp. White pearl (60 gp).

Description: He is wearing a tight pastel one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His brown fur is thinning but still full. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are copper.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 7000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she very much looks the part of a Spice Merchant. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length red hair. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Jezebeth was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Body Guard. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 90000 cp. Obsidian (5 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp).

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. Her tied-back hair is auburn. Her ears are large.

Personality: Siffress is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born into a rich family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 22000 sp. Pink pearl (110 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp).