Description: 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 copper crest is thinning but still full. Her skin is flawless and her red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Akra 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 to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 6000 gp. Rose (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). White pearl (130 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She keeps her white hair in a flapper bob. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Baggi speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Baggi was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Baggi alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 8000 gp. Onyx (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Jet (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look and is in decent physical shape. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Gorga is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Sailor; and she is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 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.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and he perpetually has his whip ready. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. After a long history of fighting, Ortegar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. He has moderate length auburn hair. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Shipwright but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1100 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has a very tight haircut. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a Bowyer first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born in the north to a Bowyer, Oppah learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has worked as a Bowyer like her mother before her.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 8000 gp. Fire opal (1100 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. 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: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Eye agate (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Jade (120 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.