Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson white hat.

Personality: Yevelda hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1500 gp. Jade (120 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'9" and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a violet coat. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His black hair is knotted and matted. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Stylist father left him crippled. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he wants revenge against drow

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 8000 gp. Zircon (40 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Eye agate (14 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and is pretty ugly. His hair is chestnut and curly. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 5000 sp. Violet garnet (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a tan coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head. She has chestnut hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Symma grew up listening to her mother's many stories. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 23000 sp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. He has done his best to style his purple hair to look like a famous performer. His silver eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Map Maker arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black pearl (1300 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Citrine (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Eberdeb's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Eberdeb was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 7000 sp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 2'10" when asserting himself. His hair is auburn and curly. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Damien lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 3000 gp. Obsidian (15 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Amber (130 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Sard (80 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp).

Description: He stands about 6'4" and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His crest is white and curly. His eyes are gold.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Spice Merchant born in the past three hundred years. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He has achieved small success as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: He's in love; and expand his business

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 6000 sp. Clear bright green emerald (3000 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. He wears his red hair down. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Odo lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A freak accident while working with his Soapmaker father left him crippled. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 sp.