Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her brass crest is braided into rings. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. A gifted student she started as a Bricklayer, but she got bored and became a Spice Merchant. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 700 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'0". She has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe, and her gloved hand is found clutching a greatsword. Her silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Sybil embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Carpenter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1000 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Coral (130 gp). Jade (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Jade (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He tends to his Slave Trader job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Zircon (70 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Blue diamond (3000 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Blue-white diamond (3000 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Rose (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Jet (40 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Jade (40 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp).

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He has done his best to style his black fur to look like a famous performer. His yellow eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Fisher business.

History: Quick was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Through the years after Quick was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Quick's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 7000 gp. Moss agate (14 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Jade (160 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Coral (160 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a red costume with the symbols of death on her torso, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. Alain enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Alain was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, 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 has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

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

Flaws: Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts, and she perpetually has her crossbow ready. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Iolite (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Rose (70 gp).

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 600 pp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Coral (90 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Clear bright green emerald (5000 gp). Rose (70 gp). Coral (90 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Sard (70 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Iolite (70 gp).