Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Spice Merchant born in the past three hundred years. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. After coming to the age of reason, Thorpe took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He became a Spice Merchant soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp).

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She is portly but not overly obese. Her auburn hair is well kept. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Ellyjoybell is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Ellyjoybell was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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 east. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor, Guardian. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 8000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has green eyes and a red hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born in the south. Through the years after Rose was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Rose's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush, Adventurer, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She carries a battered bow and tarnished dagger as well. She wears a colorful flower in her chestnut hair. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Bellfounder arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'7", this woman has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. Her long blonde hair reaches down to her waist. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Rosamund's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: Rosamund was born with her father's beautiful face. She found a children's book about a Human Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 130 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He very much looks the part of a Mayor. His crest is bronze, silky, and of moderate length. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is a great chef.

History: Born to a Stableman, his father struggled to pay the bills. He worked as a nervous Mayor and found it very stressful. He bought a mace and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To be a Stableman again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Nature, Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A 5'5" eastern woman, she wears a green vest and prefers tan and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her fierce white eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 200 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp).

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His brown fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise yellow.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Shifting was born with his father's beautiful face. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and his religion dominates his actions

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during and is in decent physical shape. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Gesrethe 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 desires power and/or immortality; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.