Description: This exceptionally lanky woman dresses like a well dressed Carpenter does. Her red hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Carpenter. She's also a talented Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Merchant again.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving 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 is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: This man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is black and curly. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has worked as a Unemployed like his mother before him.

Motivation: He's in love; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Amethyst (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. Her auburn hair is wavy and long. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Isabella abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears just a violet suit. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When Melissa reached her early adolescence her Half-Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'0". She is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in the north. She worked as a nervous Jeweler and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. His white crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Farmer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Gargax 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. After months of barely getting by, Gargax managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and expand his business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears baggy blue pantaloons and a black scarf. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Jarsali hails from a village terrorized by orcs. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Jarsali alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has achieved small success as a Guard.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'4". She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and her gloved hand is found clutching a flail. Her hair is golden and very short. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A freak accident while working with her Tailor father left her crippled. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Passionate, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 4000 cp.