Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her tied-back hair is white. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the north. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Caelynn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 6000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Flaws: Disease, Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rose (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. His fur is short and brown. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady yellow eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Cartwright responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 4000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'6" southern man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears his beige fur down. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the south were limited. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: 3'3" and muscular, this western man has the majority of his body covered in plate. His head has been shaved. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. 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 the only child of a wealthy merchant. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 210 gp. Red spinel (80 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Jade (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her blue hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

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. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the south were limited. Being a Blacksmith kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 60 gp. Amethyst (140 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His red hair is lengthy. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Fortune-teller who has hired him part-time. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born to a Fletcher, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and is pretty ugly. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is mildly Gnome supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

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 one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has worked as a Spice Merchant like her father before her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and half-elven compassion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This northern man wears a brown collared shirt and blue pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His clothes are grease stained in places. His fur is lavender and curly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Guardian, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 15000 sp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp).