Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Cook arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Spice Merchant. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He sports a flattop hair cut. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

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

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a simple white robe with black stripes complete with hood and is in decent physical shape. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. He has green eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is a great chef.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He's also a talented Guard, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. With bright golden hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is mildly Human supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born in the north. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and a strong sense of loyalty to dwarven people

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He carries a battered crossbow and tarnished shield as well. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Bagga was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He tends to his Herbalist job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 20 pp. Chalcedony (50 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 3'9". She wears dark leathers with embroidery, and her gloved hand is found clutching a morningstar. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her silver crest is lengthy. Her gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born in the south to a Weaver, Gesrethe learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. 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 Weaver. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and expand her business

Flaws: Addict, Greedy, Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'10". He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat. His fur is brown and curly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is mildly Tabaxi supremacist, though he does not identify as such. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Gale was born with his father's beautiful face. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Healer. He has achieved small success as a Healer.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He typically wears red cloth garments or leather armor. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he is greedy

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 230 gp.