Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She very much looks the part of a Tanner. She has moderate length blonde hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has achieved small success as a Tanner.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear flannel. His blonde hair is still thick. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Mûglûk was born the youngest of three triplets. Through the years after Mûglûk was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Mûglûk's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Mûglûk and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His gray fur is greasy and uncared for. This copper eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. 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: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Aquamarine (300 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a brown vest and prefers tan and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are green.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Spice Merchant born in the past three hundred years. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Ilde hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Deep green spinel (140 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: He wears a green costume with the symbols of death on his torso. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He keeps his long brass crest kept up in a rat tail. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Adventurer mother left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Adventurer; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This light-skinned male likes to wear brown tank tops with red pants. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His silver hair is still thick. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He tends to his Carpenter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Dragonborn compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to dragonborn people

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Jet (160 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, marred by beers. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Syllin was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a weaver again

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat, marred by chocolates. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Drusilia was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has worked as a Merchant like her father before her.

Motivation: To be a Laborer again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 220 pp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Jet (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Actor, and carries tridents. Her dark red hair is thinning but still full. She has gold eyes and a green hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Actor arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gifted student she started as a Unemployed, but she got bored and became a Actor. 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: To find somewhere to settle down; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 900 sp. Moss agate (10 gp).