Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a lance, but if one is not available she will default to her hand crossbow. She keeps her long scarlet crest kept up in a rat tail. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Pyxrin grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: This woman very much looks the part of a Merchant. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her white fur is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are a pleasant copper.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Merchant. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate. 1 Breastplate.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a brown coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. He has styled his yellow fur well, parting it to the left. He has yellow eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Navigator business.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. His childhood dream was to be a Butcher, but he was a colossal failure. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Persistence, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears a yellow vest and prefers blue and red shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and carries pickaxes. His hair is long and red with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Mason does. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. A friendly and beautiful Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Thamior was born with his father's beautiful face. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and expand his business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 340 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a blue tunic with yellow highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Elama wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 60 gp. Rhodochrosite (8 gp).

Description: An older woman who usually wears her brown robe and has her mace always slung over her shoulder, she is not a threatening figure. Her black hair is well kept. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and to be a spice merchant again

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: An older man who wears a brown vest and prefers green and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, he is not a threatening figure. He has moderate length beige fur. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Gifted from a young age, Cloak studied abroad. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (150 gp).