Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'10". He very much looks the part of a Spice Merchant, and his gloved hand is found clutching a scimitar. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He tends to his Spice Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and doesn't want to be a scribe and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 6000 sp. Moss agate (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small red clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are amber.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Altho's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Altho was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and balancing his hectic life and new mason responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 7000 sp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 96. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Purah was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This light-skinned male wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is white and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This light-skinned female wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Falkrunn never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, In love, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Sailor. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He is physically well-built. His silver hair is still thick. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has never given up on his writing dream.

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

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 20 pp.