Description: 6'1" and muscular, this northern woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has slicked back brown hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Melissa speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Hematite (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Banded agate (15 gp).

Description: She wears baggy brown pantaloons and a tan scarf, and she perpetually has her morningstar ready. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Emmeline alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. After a long history of fighting, Emmeline and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 8000 gp. Jasper (40 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Rose (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). White opal (600 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Rose (40 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a quarterstaff on her belt. She has black hair. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Jarsali alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She struck the Laborer job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 9000 gp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Amber (160 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Jet (160 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Moss agate (7 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he likes to wear grey tank tops with blue pants. His head has been shaved. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Delg grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His first spouse was a Miner, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 9000 gp. Alexandrite (1300 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Sard (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Jet (60 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Slave. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1100 pp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a simple pastel robe with white stripes complete with hood. He has dyed his greying red fur a little too much giving a sharp red color. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Skirt was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Being a Fletcher kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Moss agate (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Peridot (40 gp).

Description: This man wears a violet vest and prefers blue and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his left hand. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Spice Merchant and was forced into it by his family; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Coral (120 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.