Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His white hair is cut short. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

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 does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Detective. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 80 gp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a black shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and brown pants. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ûkbûk studied abroad. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'2". She dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with green slacks, and her gloved hand is found clutching a scimitar. With wild red hair. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Sage who has hired her part-time. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Sage. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to be a beggar again

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Mentor, Job, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 140 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears professional attire. Her hair is black and curly. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. 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 into a rich family. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Professionalism, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears red painted combat armor at almost all times. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Philomena was born with her father's beautiful face. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 150 gp. White pearl (150 gp). 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: He likes to wear white tank tops with grey pants. He is portly but not overly obese. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: The child of a Mercenary, who enjoyed hunting, Lubash was taken on many hunting expeditions. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She tends to wear a white poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She carries with her a set of flails, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Kabbarg was born the youngest of three triplets. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears long strands of jet and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. He has green eyes and a black hat with a green feather.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Bellfounder for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bellfounder responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a brown shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and grey pants. His lavender fur is knotted and matted. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. 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, Beast is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: The child of a Bricklayer, who enjoyed hunting, Beast was taken on many hunting expeditions. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1300 sp. Jasper (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp).