Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She is wearing a long, black cloak. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Emen speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Emen studied abroad. 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 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 is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This southern woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has moderate length red hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When Vepar reached her early adolescence her Tiefling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 390 gp. Obsidian (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is a husky woman, who prefers to wear flannel. Her hair is cut close to her head. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Quilla was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. 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 gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To protect her home; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: 6'0" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. 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 is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He got into the Junk Dealer business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Junk Dealer. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 30 gp. Coral (160 gp).

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. His crest is cut close to his head. His skin is flawless and his red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Navigator business.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the north were limited. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. A gifted student he started as a Dyer, but he got bored and became a Bounty Hunter. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and expand his business

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is violet, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Taklinn was born the youngest of three triplets. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a sculptor again

Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with pastel slacks. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. With bright golden hair. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has blue eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Jarana's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She is a Doppelganger in disguise. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Half-Plate.