Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is golden and curly. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Marastyr alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. He has no crest. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and expand his business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 30 gp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp).

Description: She is typically in her Spice Merchant uniform. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her hand crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Giselle hails from a village terrorized by drow. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She's also a talented Shipwright, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Spice Merchant and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 3'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born in a small island village. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Frug took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up hand crossbow and armor he uses now. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Amethyst (40 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears grey trousers with black and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her black hair is long and unkept. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Eridred was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His scarlet crest is heavily combed to the right. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. She has a tattooed face.

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 also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. After a long history of fighting, Millicent and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (40 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a red poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his morningstar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. His red hair is long and unkept. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Curran was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. After a long history of fighting, Curran and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 sp. Jet (120 gp). 1 Buckler.