Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. 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 whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Vapula wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She takes great joy in being the best Spice Merchant in town.

History: Vapula was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 7000 gp. Iolite (50 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Jade (140 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Jade (140 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Jade (140 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 8000 gp. Pink pearl (150 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Hematite (7 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She wears her silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. 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. Mary 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 wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 5000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she is dressed in a clean red cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has no hair. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. 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: Maegan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ivellios embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Ivellios was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Ivellios's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish. Occupation: Servant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 7000 gp. Deep green spinel (110 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a grey coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 700 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Rolen has worked very hard to control his curse. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.