Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Merchant born in the past three hundred years. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gifted student she started as a Painter, but she got bored and became a Merchant. She struck the Merchant job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears baggy tan pantaloons and a yellow scarf. His hair is cut close to his head. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Revenge; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his shortspear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. His black crest is still thick. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Valorean was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 120 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'11" and wears a grey coat over a violet low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. 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: Many gnolls want her driven away; and she is greedy

Flaws: Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a pastel tunic with violet highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes. His cinnamon fur is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are yellow and beady.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Gifted from a young age, Lone studied abroad. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Insomniac. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 2400 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is typically in his Farmer uniform. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 26000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he prefers to wear pastel clothing when he does not wear armor. His fur is cut close to his head. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Spear will drive conversation. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Debt. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Malachite (11 gp). Rose (60 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Sard (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Clear bright green emerald (2000 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair is short and chestnut. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Carrie is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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 left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 11000 sp. Azurite (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is dressed in an above average manner. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Nature, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 400 sp.