Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a fancy black dress. She has moderate length brown hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Beggar but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the west were limited. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Prosperine never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Pacifist, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1000 gp. Amber (60 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'8" and wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. His golden hair is braided into rings. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Gifted from a young age, Cory studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Cory took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is typically in his Spice Merchant uniform. His hair is cut close to his head. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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 minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. A gifted student he started as a Cook, but he got bored and became a Spice Merchant. He's also a talented Cook, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

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

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Hourglass. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Silk rope.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'4" and sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has blue eyes and a black hat with a green feather.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Born in the east to a Mayor, Ootah learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Mayor. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Mayor and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Born to a Tanner, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 800 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'2". He wears a green vest and prefers brown and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He wears his copper crest down. His ears are large.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born in the south. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 14000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He wears his copper crest up. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 13000 sp. Red spinel (120 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp).