Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her dark red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady silver eyes.

Personality: Vapula hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Vapula alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands; and revenge

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 6000 gp. Onyx (50 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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: Dara was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born in the west to a Mercenary, Zaffrab learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He found a children's book about a Gnome Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: To be a Armorer again.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

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

Possessions: 500 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: He stands about 6'9" and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has wavy black hair. His white eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Ekemon and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 6000 gp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Moss agate (4 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Sailor. She has achieved small success as a Sailor.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: In love, Job, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1100 pp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears skinny pants and wears a green and black robe with the hood down. Her hair, while still mostly blue, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are black and catlike.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. 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: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She worked as a nervous Servant and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 6000 gp. Jade (50 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She wears dull grey sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed nunchaku, just in case. She wears her blonde hair up. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and regain custody of her daughter

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 gp. Aquamarine (700 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Jade (130 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Clear bright green emerald (4000 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Jade (130 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.