Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a simple pastel robe with blue stripes complete with hood. Her beige fur, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Left-Handed is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Left-Handed was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At some point she was captured by orcs and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She tends to her Spice Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1300 sp. Moonstone (40 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears professional attire. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears a colorful flower in his beige fur. He has green eyes and a pastel hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Sculptor.

Flaws: Lazy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman prefers to wear flannel. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 3000 cp. White pearl (40 gp).

Description: She typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born to a Miller, her father struggled to pay the bills. A gifted student she started as a Miller, but she got bored and became a Glassblower. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His fur, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He has a tattooed face.

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 has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: The child of a Blacksmith, who enjoyed hunting, Jade was taken on many hunting expeditions. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. After a long history of fighting, Jade and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This woman is dressed in an above average manner. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her right hand. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Slave Trader who has hired her part-time. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Has a crush, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 350 gp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is dressed in a clean white cloak covering her clean studded leather. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is brown and very short. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 4000 cp. Jade (130 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. His brown hair is heavily combed to the left. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: A 4'11" eastern man, he prefers to wear flannel. His black hair is still thick. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Mercenary who has hired him part-time. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 310 gp.