Description: She typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. She carries with her a set of shortbows on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is typically in his Spice Merchant uniform. He has moderate length red hair. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Duergath was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Duergath's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Blue quartz (16 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he dresses like a well dressed Slave Trader does. His crest is short and copper. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Slave Trader who has hired him part-time. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He got into the Slave Trader business at a young age. His childhood dream was to be a Miller, but he was a colossal failure. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he desires power and/or immortality

Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is brown and very short. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 46000 sp. Aquamarine (1100 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Hematite (11 gp). 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Good lock. 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Her divine abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is her passion; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She wears professional attire. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears her golden hair down. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Cook born in the past three hundred years. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Blue-white diamond (4000 gp). Jacinth (4000 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He usually wears his brown robe and has his shield always slung over his shoulder. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his top brown hat.

Personality: Thorin wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Warlock, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100000 cp. Hematite (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp).

Description: She stands about 5'3" and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Melissa isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Elven unity. 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: She comes from a rich southern family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 10 pp.