Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Damien lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and doesn't want to be a herbalist and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Job, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 9000 gp. Alexandrite (700 gp). Rose (70 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Jade (150 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Amber (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'3" and is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His auburn hair is cut short. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Carrie grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. He tends to his Spice Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Sardonyx (50 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Black opal (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks. Her hair is blue and curly. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Pyra hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 3000 gp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Slave Trader. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born in the north to a Slave Trader, Faran learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Recently the stress of being a Slave Trader has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, In love, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1800 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male wears a yellow tunic with green highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around his shoes. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Varis was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 8000 gp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He carries with him a set of lances, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He keeps his golden hair in a flapper bob. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. The war was a terrible time for him, and Wymar does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Wymar was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1700 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She wears a colorful flower in her red hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

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

History: Unvera was born with her mother's beautiful face. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 800 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.