Description: This woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull blue iron scale mail. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her left hand. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Beast was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her first spouse was a Cook, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 900 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp).

Description: He is typically in his Spice Merchant uniform. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He worked as a nervous Spice Merchant and found it very stressful. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp).

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her bronze crest has been sun bleached extensively. Her gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She is a Slaad in disguise. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has a hunchback. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a longsword on her belt. She has wavy brown fur. She is baby faced.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Tabaxi in existence. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 gp. Moss agate (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear yellow clothing when he does not wear armor, and carries longswords. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Norman was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Commoner, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Commoner in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He found a children's book about a Half-Elf Commoner who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and she perpetually has her monstrous two handed axe ready. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. 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. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Marastyr fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his longsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His silver hair is lengthy. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Sage born in the past three hundred years. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born in the east to a Sage, Therai learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Locksmith, but he got bored and became a Sage. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 800 gp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp).

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His golden hair is lengthy. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Purban liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 11000 sp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.