Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her pickaxe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Malquis was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Malquis took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up pickaxe and armor she uses now. After a long history of fighting, Malquis and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and expand her business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 5000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Gynk was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Sard (30 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Zircon (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Priest. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To be a Shepherd again; and balancing his hectic life and new priest responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Guardian, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 20000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp).

Description: This woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her white hair is singed and shortened. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born in the west. Her parents enrolled her in a Druid school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 3000 gp. Gold music box (3000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is wearing a long, green cloak, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Driindar took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has achieved small success as a Priest.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she has a crush on the local assassin

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Shy. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rose (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has wavy blonde hair. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Yvonne was born on a far eastern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Sculptor. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 700 pp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather and is in decent physical shape. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Merchant business.

History: Andram was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1300 pp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Rose (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp).