Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Spice Merchant business.

History: Jarana was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. 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 hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 360 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Meriele is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. While she appears to be a normal Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His gold crest has been sun bleached extensively. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Norkruuth was born with his mother's beautiful face. A freak accident while working with his Stableman mother left him crippled. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious, Attractive. Occupation: Interpreter

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

Possessions: 2800 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp).

Description: He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. His white hair is braided into rings. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to be a unemployed again

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Nature, Job, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a black Stetson hat and black clothes. She has moderate length blue hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. The war was a terrible time for her, and Ea does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Ea abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Bowyer and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Job, Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull brown iron scale mail. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her crest, while still mostly scarlet, has prominent grey streaks. Her red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 300 gp. Carnelian (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a yellow collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt, he is not a threatening figure. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Sellsword arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Roland was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Sellsword. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She carries a battered greatsword and tarnished bastard sword as well. Her crest, while still mostly bronze, has prominent grey streaks. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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 content.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her first spouse was a Sellsword, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 360 gp.