Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her tied-back hair is black. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. 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 got into the Bowyer business at a young age. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Gold music box (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (10000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing a long, blue cloak. She wears her brown hair up. She has green eyes.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Vadania hails from a village terrorized by goblins. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Barkeep work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barkeep work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Emerald (800 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has moderate length bronze crest. Her half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Shipwright but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Through the years after Perra was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Perra's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her lavender fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Emerald was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student she started as a Baker, but she got bored and became a Cartwright. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To be a Baker again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Cynical, Fearful. Bonds: In love, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 gp. Pink pearl (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears dark leathers with embroidery, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. To his fellows he 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: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Bulzo alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He's in love; and he would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 3000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Cockaby was born on a far southern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Cook. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 5000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her golden hair is wavy and long. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. While she appears to be a normal Half-Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2000 gp. Star ruby (1100 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.