Description: This late middle aged woman wears baggy white pantaloons and a pastel scarf and is in decent physical shape. Her blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed white hat.

Personality: Vola is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. 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 Fortune-teller. She tends to her Fortune-teller job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To be a Cook again; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 160 gp. Silver pearl (120 gp).

Description: She stands about 4'7" and is wearing a long, yellow cloak. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Spice Merchant business.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Maynild was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears professional attire. He has black hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He tends to his Miller job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To be a Healer again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 sp. Jade (60 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His black hair is long and unkept. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Chay was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a red coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. 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 a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Sculptor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Herbalist. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a white cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. She has wavy white hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She hates goblins. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She takes great joy in being the best Cartwright in town.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Cartwright for hire.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Enemies, Job, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His scarlet crest is heavily combed to the right. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Tarhun abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. 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 desires power and/or immortality; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times. Her fur is yellow and very short. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This dark-skinned female tends to wear a red poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her long blonde hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: Born in the east to a Spice Merchant, Tawna learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Tawna alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 90 gp. Silver pearl (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.