Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts, and is pretty ugly. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born in the north to a Bounty Hunter, Sumnes learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: To be a Merchant again.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears an entirely black suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. She has gleaming, smiling white eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and a deep hatred of orcs

Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This malnourished man is dressed in earthy colors with a pastel and red handkerchief worn on his left side. His yellow fur is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are likewise yellow.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Cloud has worked very hard to control his curse. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 13000 cp. Eye agate (8 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Peridot (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He keeps his bronze crest in a pixie cut. He has gold eyes.

Personality: Sethrekar wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 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: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His brown hair is thinning but still full. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He takes great joy in being the best Sage in town.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gifted student he started as a Layabout, but he got bored and became a Sage. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Sage and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 40 gp. Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Citrine (50 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat, and is pretty ugly. Her red hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His black hair is knotted and matted. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His childhood dream was to be a Bather, but he was a colossal failure. He has achieved small success as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: 5'9" and muscular, this western woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She is baby faced.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born to a Sailor, her father struggled to pay the bills. Silgre was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Silgre decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Star ruby (700 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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 was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To pay off her debts.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Debt. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). 1 Alchemist’s fire.