Description: She is in excellent shape and wears just a white suit. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Engong hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Engong was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and many goblins want her driven away

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 8000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a blue coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head. She wears her red hair up in a very large beehive style do. She is baby faced.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Merchant born in the past three hundred years. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Thiala was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gifted student she started as a Seamstress, but she got bored and became a Merchant. She's also a talented Seamstress, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 5000 gp. Eye agate (7 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she likes to wear violet tank tops with grey skirt. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. Her ears are large.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Glassblower they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Spice Merchant, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Expand her business; and balancing her hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 3000 gp. Golden pearl (40 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Sard (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is dressed in a clean green cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her brass crest is still thick. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She found a children's book about a Dragonborn Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 4000 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.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a yellow armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Gifted from a young age, Jacoba studied abroad. Her parents were killed by brigands in a raid when she was still a young child. The brigands captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 8000 gp. Peridot (20 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Amber (100 gp). Jet (100 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears professional attire. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Charles enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Charles was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 8000 gp. Onyx (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'2". He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Farmer, and his gloved hand is found clutching a scythe. His hair is blonde and curly. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon 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 desert due to the painful memories there. Gimgen took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up scythe and armor he uses now. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 4000 gp. White opal (1500 gp). Coral (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.