Description: This northern woman is typically in her Spice Merchant uniform. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is a great chef.

History: Born to a Baker, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Spice Merchant. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Banded agate (16 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Citrine (20 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.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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 at the edge of vast desert. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She bought a trident and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, In love, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 900 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (9000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a hunchback. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his broad grey hat.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Gardain and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Chalcedony (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His red fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Seven was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. Through the years after Seven was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Seven's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 pp. A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: This woman wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is white and very short. 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 resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Eran abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature lance.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 600 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp).

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. His skin is also unnaturally pale. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Miles was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 pp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Jet (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has green crest. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Animal Trainer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Animal Trainer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She became a Animal Trainer soon after.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Gifted, Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.