Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he tends to wear a large grey jacket. He has golden hair. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. A friendly and beautiful Dwarf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He got into the Jeweler business at a young age. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 150 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Hematite (11 gp).

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and carries glaives. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her ears are large.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her first spouse was a Guard, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'0". She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame, and her gloved hand is found clutching a bastard sword. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her feathered tan hat.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Disciplined, Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: He stands about 6'1" and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His silver crest is heavily combed to the left. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 50 gp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp).

Description: She wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her red hair is still thick. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Junk Dealer born in the past three hundred years. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Junk Dealer. She tends to her Junk Dealer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Chrysoprase (70 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, brown shirt, and white tie. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Apothecary but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Mardred was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This woman is wearing a tight yellow one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her right hand. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Pikar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Pikar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Revenge; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 800 sp.