Description: She is a mite stocky and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Merchant. She has dyed her greying dark red hair a little too much giving a sharp dark red color. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She got into the Merchant business at a young age. She dropped out of school to support her sick mother, and resented it. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Religious, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 12000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She prefers to wear flannel. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born in a small plains village. A freak accident while working with her Sage father left her crippled. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 6000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull blue iron scale mail. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His gray fur is thinning but still full. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He works hard and plays hard.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 900 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Silver ewer (80 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a black costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. After a long history of fighting, Pâsh and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Sard (50 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Rose (50 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his brown hair up. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Rolen was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Rolen'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: Retire the richest man in the south; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 6000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears a brown coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her yellow fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born to a Detective, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her childhood dream was to be a Detective, but she was a colossal failure. She became a Bellfounder soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she desires power and/or immortality

Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 8000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'7". He wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a crossbow, but if one is not available he will default to his glaive, and his gloved hand is found clutching a glaive. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Unemployed hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Passionate, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 3000 gp. Zircon (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Rose (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Rose (80 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Jet (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.