Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. She has wavy auburn hair. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 gp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His gold crest is knotted and matted. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 90. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Gargax was born on a far southern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Merchant. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, and is pretty ugly. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

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 takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. 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'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She carries with her a set of falchions on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She has wavy black hair. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Veloptima grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Veloptima 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 Veloptima. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 210 gp. Banded agate (8 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Carnelian (50 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dragonborn, and stands approximately 6'7". She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and her gloved hand is found clutching a kukri. Her blue crest, when down, is lengthy. Her skin is flawless and her gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the east. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'11" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. He is baby faced.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Ûkrom is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Gardener. He became a Gardener soon after.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she prefers to wear white clothing when she does not wear armor. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Mentor, Rich, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This western man is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering his clean studded leather. His clothes are grease stained in places. His golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Flaws: Cynical, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears skinny pants and wears a black and green robe with the hood down. Her dark red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. Her silver eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.