Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length rusty crest. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Direcris lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the east were limited. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with his brother

Flaws: Mundane, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Jet (90 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a ceremonial dagger, but if one is not available she will default to her longsword and is in decent physical shape. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born to a Actor, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She struck the Beggar job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and balancing her hectic life and new beggar responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 22000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull black iron scale mail. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Ralf wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Cleric, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Ralf alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She stands about 6'7" and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She keeps her green crest in a pixie cut. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Logical, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 2100 sp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he tends to wear a large green jacket. He keeps his long blue hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. 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: The child of a Engraver, who enjoyed hunting, Euron was taken on many hunting expeditions. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, and is pretty ugly. His white hair is cut short. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has wavy white crest. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Gifted from a young age, Kriv studied abroad. 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 now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 3000 cp. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Cory alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. After a long history of fighting, Cory and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 4000 sp. Moss agate (15 gp).

Description: He usually wears his black robe and has his axe always slung over his shoulder, and carries axes. His blue crest is matted, messy, and big. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Spice Merchant profession.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Zedaar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 14000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.