Description: A middle-aged man, he likes to wear black tank tops with pastel pants, and is pretty ugly. He has wavy white hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Oriax will drive conversation. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She dresses like a well dressed Shoemaker does. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Geva will drive conversation. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of drow once and for all.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Her parents were killed by drow in a raid when she was still a young child. The drow captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Geva was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Silver ewer (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (100 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (2000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She carries a battered falchion and tarnished scimitar as well. Sporting a chestnut mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She worked as a nervous Fisher and found it very stressful. She has worked as a Fisher like her mother before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 7000 gp. Hematite (4 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Amber (130 gp). Rose (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp).

Description: She wears dull red sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed crossbow, just in case. Her golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 7000 gp. Zircon (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She wears a green vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her green boots flare out at the collars. She has a hunchback. Her hair is short and brown. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Mastema has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Disease. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 2'10" when asserting herself. Her black hair is cut short. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Rose was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1100 pp. Sardonyx (40 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Coral (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He tends to wear a large black jacket. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. After coming to the age of reason, Ashgarn took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect his home

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.