Description: She is a mite stocky and has the majority of her body covered in plate. With bright brown hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mara fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is wearing a long, green cloak. He wears his rusty crest down. His eyes are gold.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Spice Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spice Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1500 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brass crest. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has a hunchback. His brass crest has been sun bleached extensively. He has red eyes and a green hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His childhood dream was to be a Spice Merchant, but he was a colossal failure. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Healer.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 500 pp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many pastel ritualistic tattoos. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears his brown hair down. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, drow burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying east to reunite his family. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 800 gp. Iolite (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp).

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Has a crush, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 10000 cp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'9" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a tan collared shirt and violet skirt. She accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has wavy brown hair. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. Caelynn enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her skin is flawless and her red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Markosian was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Scribe responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1200 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His hair is cut close to his head. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Ploughman. He is a great chef.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Ploughman. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and balancing his hectic life and new ploughman responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a dagger, but if one is not available she will default to her monstrous two handed axe. She keeps her long gold crest kept up in a rat tail. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. 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: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1400 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp).