Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has wavy blue hair. His skin is flawless and his red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born in the west. His first spouse was a Spice Merchant, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 8000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Iolite (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has wavy silver hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. Xappan enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Dyer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the east were limited. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 8000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man dresses well, wearing yellow shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Gifted from a young age, Kyle studied abroad. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 6000 gp. Obsidian (13 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. She keeps her red crest in a pixie cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Findex was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 7000 gp. Red garnet (60 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears baggy white pantaloons and a pastel scarf. Her red hair is heavily combed to the right. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Jillian was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Through the years after Jillian was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Jillian's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1100 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 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 (70 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'10". She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She wears her black hair down. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious, Family, In love. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 7000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.