Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. Her silver crest is matted, messy, and big. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortbow.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Azurite (6 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp).

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His red hair is lengthy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. A true patriot, Kyle would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Kyle abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He is an epitome of beauty. He has wavy blonde hair. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born in a small island village. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many drow want him driven away

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 12000 gp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'5" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is typically in her Spice Merchant uniform. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Spice Merchant for hire.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp).

Description: She wears a grey vest and prefers blue and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and carries morningstars. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Miller. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Helen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Miller. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Miller for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 500 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 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: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Tourmaline (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He keeps his long white fur kept up in a rat tail. His copper eyes peer out from beneath his broad pastel hat.

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 always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Cartwright business.

History: He got into the Cartwright business at a young age. Through the years after Serpent was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Serpent's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Cartwright responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.