Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a grey costume with the symbols of death on his torso. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Patrick was born with his father's beautiful face. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Citrine (60 gp). White pearl (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her purple hair has been sun bleached extensively. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. 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. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Cynical, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1000 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Naeris and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 6000 gp. Eye agate (14 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Onyx (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her chestnut hair is still thick. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Healer profession.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and balancing her hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears an entirely tan suit with yellow socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: The child of a Merchant, who enjoyed hunting, Salanop was taken on many hunting expeditions. She worked as a nervous Spice Merchant and found it very stressful. She struck the Spice Merchant job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Azurite (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp).

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is wearing a long, pastel cloak. Her beige fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She takes great joy in being the best Sculptor in town.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 pp. Star rose quartz (30 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). White opal (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.