Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears a green collared shirt and violet skirt. She accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. She has red eyes.

Personality: She is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in the south to a Spice Merchant, Vapula learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. A gifted student she started as a Cartwright, but she got bored and became a Spice Merchant. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears a black armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. With wild brown hair. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Bather. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Bather.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 800 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat, and he perpetually has his greatsword ready. His scarlet crest is smooth and relatively long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. A true patriot, Patrin would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Black pearl (1200 gp). Blue diamond (2000 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp).

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering his clean studded leather. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Carter profession.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Adventurer. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 80 pp. Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a pastel and green handkerchief worn on his right side. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his bastard sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. He has styled his white fur well, parting it to the right. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp).

Description: She wears a simple brown robe with white stripes complete with hood. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She is a Chromatic Dragon in disguise. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Amber (60 gp). Amber (60 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Jacinth (8000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle and is in decent physical shape. Her scarlet crest is greasy and uncared for. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Deep green spinel (120 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Jasper (30 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is wearing a long, green cloak. His dark red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a white collared shirt and green skirt. She accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her blonde hair is cut short. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: Pearl is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Spy

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp).