Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is dressed in an above average manner. His hair is golden and curly. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a Interpreter first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Born in the south to a Interpreter, Varis learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His first spouse was a Bather, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has worked as a Interpreter like his father before him.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears long strands of emerald and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has no hair. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. 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: Vonana hails from a village terrorized by goblins. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She wears a colorful flower in her white crest. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Jheri was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Jheri's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Jheri and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 500 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears just a black suit. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. After months of barely getting by, Qemuel managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 3'7" and muscular, this northern man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair is auburn and curly. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Born in the west to a Herbalist, Ootah learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Ootah alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has achieved small success as a Herbalist.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She has white hair. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Helen grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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 was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears baggy violet pantaloons and a brown scarf. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Mara is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.