Description: She is in excellent shape and wears an entirely violet suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Vadania speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Spice Merchant business.

History: Born to a Fletcher, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Vadania was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She is typically in her Courier uniform. She carries with her a set of shortbows on her belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. She wears her brown hair up. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 19. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Criella was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new courier responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. His fur is short and red. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He got into the Jeweler business at a young age. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful, Secretive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is long and brown with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is a great chef.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. After coming to the age of reason, Traubon took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

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. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her red hair is wavy and long. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 20 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, marred by beers. She has slicked back blonde hair. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 10 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Katherine never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, In love. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears just a blue suit. She has wavy auburn hair. She has blue eyes and a blue hat with a violet feather.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Valanthe is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Fortune-teller for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Slave, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Markosian was born the youngest of three triplets. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 380 gp.