Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears baggy black pantaloons and a grey scarf. He has a very tight haircut. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

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. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. After a long history of fighting, Shaká and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 300 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Jeweler who has hired him part-time. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Onyx (80 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Sard (80 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. He has red hair. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the north were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 7000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (50 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His blue hair is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise black. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Chem is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Gifted from a young age, Chem studied abroad. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 17000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her tied-back hair is black. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

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

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jasper (60 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Amber (120 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Rose (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Amber (120 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is his passion; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1200 pp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Sard (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his left hand. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He got into the Courier business at a young age. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 11000 gp. White opal (1300 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Jet (100 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp).