Description: He has a missing right arm. He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a black coat with grey slacks. His black fur, when down, is lengthy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He got into the Stylist business at a young age. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the south were limited. He's also a talented Gardener, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: This light-skinned female dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has moderate length black hair. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her white crest, when down, is lengthy. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Korinn was born the youngest of three triplets. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Korinn grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Korinn. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Diesa was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Miller; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1600 sp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new fortune-teller responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is dark but he possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. He tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 800 sp. Chrysoprase (40 gp).

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair is long and black with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Mary took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up spear and armor she uses now. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She has moderate length red hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Euphemia was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Spy work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spy work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: This man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Peren was born the youngest of three triplets. Through the years after Peren was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Peren's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Peren and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 4000 cp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.