Description: 5'2" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She dresses like a well dressed Merchant does. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Eloise grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Eloise. She has achieved small success as a Merchant.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 12000 sp. Amethyst (40 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. 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 born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. 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. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 13000 sp.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She is typically in her Merchant uniform. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Herleva was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student she started as a Sellsword, but she got bored and became a Merchant. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Merchant.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 200 gp. Eye agate (11 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'2". He typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. He has violet eyes and a yellow hat with a green feather.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Percival took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up hand crossbow and armor he uses now. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a Carter first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a server again

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Black pearl (800 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a pastel coat. His fur is lavender and very short. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A freak accident while working with his Fisher father left him crippled. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 70 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp).

Description: He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his longsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. He keeps his copper crest in a flapper bob. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. 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 raised in a forest tribe. Norkruuth liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Vorka hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. Vorka enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He uses divination through singing.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 700 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.