Description: This malnourished man wears baggy tan pantaloons and a red scarf. His white hair is cut short. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. 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 grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 3'3" and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in the east to a Armorer, Nelkin learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Guard, but he got bored and became a Armorer. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Depressed, Addict, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2000 sp. Red garnet (60 gp). Rose (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Kithri was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, and is pretty ugly. He sports a flattop hair cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

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 a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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; and dragonborn compassion

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 120 gp. Coral (40 gp).

Description: This woman is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her left hand. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a yellow costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born to a Farmer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: 3'6" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is short and chestnut. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Ratak liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 50 gp. Jade (70 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'11" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She became a Interpreter soon after.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Just what you see.