Description: This man is dressed in earthy colors with a black and tan handkerchief worn on his left side. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has no hair. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. A true patriot, Karash would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, PTSD. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 500 pp. Zircon (40 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Coral (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with violet colored cloaks and clothing. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length black hair. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Spice Merchant and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Jet (160 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Jade (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His brown fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is a great chef.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Aura took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up rapier and armor he uses now. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears skinny pants and wears a green and brown robe with the hood down. His long scarlet crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. 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: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Salasar was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Salasar's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 7000 gp. Moonstone (50 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Coral (130 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 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.

Description: 4'10" and muscular, this southern woman is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her dark red hair is braided into rings. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Shax was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Revenge; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 600 pp.

Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: The child of a Performer, who enjoyed hunting, Raer was taken on many hunting expeditions. His childhood dream was to be a Performer, but he was a colossal failure. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Secretive. Bonds: Nature, Job, Slave. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 5000 gp. Blue diamond (3000 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Chrysoprase (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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: The child of a Slave Trader, who enjoyed hunting, Emeny was taken on many hunting expeditions. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 12000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.