Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mary fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 20 pp. Bloodstone (30 gp).

Description: She wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. She carries with her a set of nunchakus on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She keeps her long gray fur kept up in a rat tail. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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 Spice Merchant arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Spice Merchant and was forced into it by her family; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: He wears baggy red pantaloons and a green scarf, and carries swords. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: The child of a Spice Merchant, who enjoyed hunting, Oren was taken on many hunting expeditions. Oren 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. He has achieved small success as a Laborer.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new laborer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Kellen hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 3000 gp. Moss agate (9 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Rose (30 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Malachite (9 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears a grey coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head, marred by teas. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1400 sp. Coral (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She usually wears her red robe and has her shortbow always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has gray eyes and a red hat with a black feather.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Rose was born the youngest of three triplets. A freak accident while working with her Merchant mother left her crippled. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1000 sp. Rock crystal (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Malachite (8 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair is golden and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new sculptor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: In love, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears blue trousers with red and green striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Arara abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 3000 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears baggy green pantaloons and a grey scarf. Her red crest is smooth and relatively long. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Burana hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 800 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (12000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.