Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Lucan was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a red cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. 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: He was born in the west. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 gp. Pink pearl (110 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with yellow slacks. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Mary speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. Mary liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 390 pp. Coral (100 gp). Sard (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Jade (100 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'5" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the left. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 25000 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has slicked back red hair. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her small tan hat.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gifted student she started as a Miller, but she got bored and became a Blacksmith. During her travels, Lorilla and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Lorilla discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Lorilla fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He carries with him a set of maces, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born in the east. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to protect his home

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 70 gp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp).

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Spice Merchant. She carries a battered longbow and tarnished greataxe as well. She has moderate length black hair. Her fierce silver eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. At a young age her father died while driving off some illithids. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in greataxe use. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 7000 cp. Eye agate (13 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Sage and is in decent physical shape. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: Born in the north to a Sage, Aerdeth learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Mayor, but he got bored and became a Sage. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Sage for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Mayor again; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1100 sp. Chrysoprase (40 gp). Coral (70 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp).