Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her auburn hair is still thick. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born into a rich family. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. 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: She is wracked by social anxiety; and to settle down with her crush

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat. His hair is white and curly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a spice merchant and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull white iron scale mail. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He has brown eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Unemployed arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. His tied-back hair is chestnut. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born in the south to a Crown-heir, Halimath learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Crown-heir and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: He wears a pastel Stetson hat and pastel clothes. His fur is yellow and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Shadow is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born in the east to a Masseuse, Shadow learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. While he appears to be a normal Tabaxi, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: To be a Merchant again; and he is content

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears just a black suit. His crest, while still mostly blue, has prominent grey streaks. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (110 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Brug grew up listening to his father's many stories. Brug 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. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a tan coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. She wears her chestnut hair up. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Bookbinder for hire.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she has a crush on the local bowyer

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with green slacks. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. His ears are large.

Personality: Ivellios speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 200 sp.