Description: This eastern woman is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has chestnut hair. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. A gifted student she started as a Soapmaker, but she got bored and became a Slave Trader. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 8000 gp. Violet garnet (900 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Jet (60 gp). Clear bright green emerald (4000 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Volen wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. Volen was born on a far northern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Bowyer. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 5000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. His blonde hair is braided into rings. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is his passion; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver ewer (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears her chestnut hair down. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Abalaba speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. 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 currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 800 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears an entirely blue suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He is a Slaad in disguise. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 3000 gp. Zircon (50 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Sard (50 gp). Amber (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Coral (130 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

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: Logical, Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Jade (140 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She is physically well-built. She wears a colorful flower in her golden hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Junk Dealer business.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Golden pearl (110 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.